Words that rhyme with menial

  • baronial
    adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately]
  • bicentennial
    adj 1: of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration" [syn: bicentennial, bicentenary] n 1: the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: bicentennial, bicentenary]
  • biennial
    adj 1: having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" [syn: biennial, two-year] [ant: annual, one-year, perennial] 2: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" [syn: biennial, biyearly] n 1: (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
  • ceremonial
    adj 1: marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb" n 1: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance]
  • colonial
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony 2: of animals who live in colonies, such as ants 3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: colonial, compound] n 1: a resident of a colony
  • congenial
    adj 1: suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock [ant: incompatible, uncongenial] 2: (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
  • corneal
    adj 1: of or related to the cornea
  • cranial
    adj 1: of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain; "cranial pressure"
  • cuneal
    adj 1: shaped like a wedge [syn: wedge-shaped, cuneal, cuneiform]
  • finial
    n 1: an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
  • genial
    adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable, cordial, genial] 2: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: genial, mental] 3: agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" [syn: kind, genial]
  • lineal
    adj 1: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn: lineal, direct] [ant: collateral, indirect] 2: arranged in a line
  • matrilineal
    adj 1: based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance" [syn: matrilineal, matrilinear]
  • matrimonial
    adj 1: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn: marital, matrimonial, married]
  • millennial
    adj 1: relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years [syn: millennial, millennian]
  • patrimonial
    adj 1: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible]
  • perennial
    adj 1: lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" [ant: annual, biennial, one-year, two-year] 2: lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness" 3: recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" [syn: perennial, recurrent, repeated] n 1: (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
  • pineal
    adj 1: relating to the pineal body; "pineal hormone" 2: having the form of a pine cone
  • sesquicentennial
    n 1: the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
  • tercentennial
    n 1: the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: tercentennial, tercentenary, triennial]
  • testimonial
    adj 1: expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial dinner" 2: of or relating to or constituting testimony n 1: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion" [syn: testimony, testimonial] 2: something given or done as an expression of esteem [syn: tribute, testimonial] 3: something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: recommendation, testimonial, good word]
  • triennial
    adj 1: occurring every third year or lasting 3 years n 1: the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: tercentennial, tercentenary, triennial]
  • uncongenial
    adj 1: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" [syn: uncongenial, incompatible] [ant: congenial] 2: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly] 3: used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted
  • venial
    adj 1: warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" [syn: minor, venial] 2: easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn: excusable, forgivable, venial]
  • patrilineal
    adj 1: based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" [syn: patrilineal, patrilinear]
  • intracranial
    adj 1: within the skull
  • vicennial
    adj 1: occurring once every 20 years
  • decennial
  • quadrennial
  • septennial
  • nathaniel
  • monial
  • octennial
  • quinquennial
  • sexennial
  • subcranial
  • extracranial
  • domanial

See also menial definition and menial synonyms