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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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   1. : useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate. 2. : serving to promote some end. 3. : obsequiously submissive : truckling. subserviently adverb. Did you know? How Should You Use subservient? Since sub- means "below", it emphasizes the lower position of the person in the subservient one.

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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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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUBSERVIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › subservientSubservient - definition of subservient by The Free Dictionary

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   Define subservient. subservient synonyms, subservient pronunciation, subservient translation, English dictionary definition of subservient. adj. 1. Subordinate in capacity or function. 2. Obsequious; servile. 3. Useful as a means or an instrument; serving to promote an end. sub·ser′vi·ence ,...

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUBSERVIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you treat one thing as subservient to another, you treat it as less important than the other thing. The woman's needs are seen as subservient to the group interest. [ + to ]