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servantless

servantless

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A home with no hired people to do housework
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɝvəntləs/
  • Archaic
: sin sirvientes
  • Who are servantless.

Examples

  • "For the servantless American cook."

    Julie & Julia (2009)

  • Nobody here but us servantless American cooks.

    Julie & Julia (2009)

  • "Servantless American cooks."

    Julie & Julia (2009)

  • This household is entirely servantless, requiring everyone to help with the chores.

  • Many families today prefer to live in servantless homes to promote independence.

  • They chose a servantless lifestyle, opting to manage everything on their own.

Surface Forms

servantless positive

Morphology

servantless = servant (transparent) = servant + less

The adjective is clearly formed by adding the productive suffix '-less' to the noun 'servant' to mean 'without servants'.

Etymology

Servantless starts with servant, which comes from serve meaning 'to help or work for someone'. The ending -less means 'without', so servantless means 'without servants', a house with no one to do the household work.