nonservile
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- adjective
- /nɒnˈsɜːrvaɪl/
- The artist's nonservile approach to her work allowed her to explore unique styles without imitation.
Examples
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Her nonservile attitude in the meeting impressed everyone and led to a more open discussion.
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One can identify other trajectories of contemporary practice that, to use Virno's term, pursue strategies of nonservile virtuosity.
Academic text (2003) -
Second is a nonservile virtuosity, which, while operating within the logic and machinations of the capitalist system, retains a political vocation.
Academic text (2003) -
Thus, the criterion of nonservile status includes such variables as local concepts of complexion but also, more crucially, whether the person has been enslaved or free.
Academic text (1992) -
He maintained a nonservile stance during negotiations, asserting his independence and refusing to back down.
Synonyms
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A person who refuses to accept orders or let others control them
Not willing to obey or please others
Antonyms
How Submissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonservile is made of non- ('not') and servile, which is related to the simple word serve ('to work for or obey') and once had the idea of being like a 'slave'. So nonservile literally means 'not slave-like', which helps you remember it means 'free, independent, and not submissive'.