Difference between Servile and Slave

What is the difference between Servile and Slave?

Servile as an adjective is of or pertaining to a slave while Slave as a verb is to work hard.

Servile

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of or pertaining to a slave submissive or slavish

Slave

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To work hard.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is the property of another person and whose labor and also whose life often is subject to the owner's volition.A person who is legally obliged by prior contract (oral or written) to work for another, with contractually limited rights to bargain; an indentured servant.A person who is forced against his/her will to perform, for another person or other persons, sexual acts or other personal services on a regular or continuing basis.A device that is controlled by another device.An information worker who has signed a non-compete clause in return for employment.

We hope you now know whether to use Servile or Slave in your sentence.

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