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   sub·ser·vi·ent

   /səbˈsərvēənt/

   adjective

   • 1. prepared to obey others unquestioningly: "she was subservient to her parents" Similar submissivedeferentialacquiescentcompliantaccommodatingobedientdutifulduteousbiddableyieldingmeekdocileductilepliantpassiveunassertivespiritlesssubduedhumbletimidmildlamblikeservileslavishgrovelingtrucklingself-effacingself-abasingdowntroddensnivelingcoweringcringinginformal:under someone's thumbarchaic:resistlessrare:longanimousOpposite domineeringindependent
   • ▪ less important; subordinate: "he expected her career to become subservient to his" Similar subordinatesecondarysubsidiaryperipheralmarginalancillaryauxiliarysupplementaryinferiorimmaterialless important thanof lesser importance thanlower thanOpposite superior
   • ▪ serving as a means to an end: "the whole narration is subservient to the moral plan of exemplifying twelve virtues in twelve knights" Similar ancillarysubordinatesecondarysupportiveinstrumentalcontributoryconducivehelpfulusefuladvantageousbeneficialvaluable

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin subservient- ‘subjecting to, complying with’, from the verb subservire (see subserve).

   Derivatives

   • 1. subserviently adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › subservientSubservient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Subservient means useful in an inferior capacity, serving to promote some end, or obsequiously submissive. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of subservient from the authoritative dictionary source.

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   SUBSERVIENT definition: 1. willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of…. Learn more.

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   Subservient means willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of subservient with examples from various sources.

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   adjective. serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate. excessively submissive; servile; obsequious: subservient persons; subservient conduct. useful in promoting a purpose or end. subservient. / səbˈsɜːvɪənt / adjective. obsequious in behaviour or attitude. serving as a means to an end. a less common word for subordinate.

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   Subservient means "compliant," "obedient," "submissive," or having the qualities of a servant. Something that's subservient has been made useful, or put into the service of, something else.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › subservientsubservient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Subservient means too willing to obey other people or less important than something else. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUBSERVIENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Subservience is a noun that means a willingness to do what other people want, or the act of considering your wishes as less important than those of other people. See how to use subservience in sentences and contrast it with subservient.