Menial vs Manual - What's the difference?
menial | manual |
Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
Of or relating to unskilled work. (rfex)
servile; low; mean
A servant, especially a domestic servant.
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, passage=The world was awake to the 2nd of May, but Mayfair is not the world, and even the menials of Mayfair lie long abed.}}
A person who has a subservient nature.
A handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
(music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal foce.
Performed with the hands (of an activity).
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
As adjectives the difference between menial and manual
is that menial is of or relating to work normally performed by a servant while manual is performed with the hands (of an activity).As nouns the difference between menial and manual
is that menial is a servant, especially a domestic servant while manual is a handbook.As a proper noun Manual is
a given name derived from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erratic.menial
English
(wikipedia menial)Adjective
(en adjective)- His sister was a menial girl, but he sought to help her develop a mind of her own.
Noun
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manual
English
(wikipedia manual)Alternative forms
* manuall (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) manuel, fromNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* handbookDerived terms
* reference manual * instruction manual * user manual * user's manual * owners manual * owner's manualEtymology 2
From (etyl) manuel, manual, from (etyl) .Adjective
(-)- She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.