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servile arts

servile arts noun: training or education that focuses on utilitarian skills, aimed towards employability rather than the development of a free individual.

Noun

servile arts pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Training or education that focuses on utilitarian skills, aimed towards employability rather than the development of a free individual.
    Synonyms:
    artes mechanicae, artes serviles, mechanical arts
    Antonyms:
    liberal arts

Synonyms of servile arts

Antonyms

Origin of servile arts

Calque of Latin artēs servīlēs.

Questions about servile arts

What does servile arts mean?
Servile arts means training or education that focuses on utilitarian skills, aimed towards employability rather than the development of a free individual.
What part of speech is servile arts?
Servile arts is a noun.

Words near servile arts in the dictionary

  1. serviential
  2. serviette
  3. serviettes
  4. servil
  5. servile
  6. servile arts
  7. servilely
  8. servileness
  9. serviles
  10. servilest
  11. servilism

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