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alamainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • servile adj Excessively willing to obey or please others; behaving like a slave.
  • subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
  • subordinate adj Lower in rank, importance, or position; under the authority of someone else.
  • subservient adj Excessively willing to obey or serve others, often to an unhealthy degree.
  • under preposition Below or beneath something, in position.
  • vassal noun In the feudal system, someone granted land by a lord in return for loyalty and service.

Senses

alamainen is used for these senses in English:

  • servile Slavish or submissive.
  • subordinate Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
  • subordinate Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
  • subservient Useful in an inferior capacity.
  • subservient Obsequiously submissive.
  • under Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.

subject — full definition

  1. noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
  2. noun The person or thing a sentence is about — grammatically, the doer of the action.
  3. noun A person or animal being examined, tested, or treated, especially in an experiment.
  4. noun A citizen or member of a state ruled by a monarch.
  5. adj Likely to experience or be affected by something.

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