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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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   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 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 the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Subservient means serving or acting in a subordinate capacity, or excessively submissive or obsequious. Learn the origin, usage and history of this word, and find related words and phrases.

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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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   Subservient means doing whatever someone wants you to do, or treating one thing as less important than another. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar and usage of subservient with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Subservient means subordinate, obsequious, or serving as a means to an end. Find the origin, usage, and translations of subservient in various languages and dictionaries.

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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.

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   Subservient means useful, helpful, or of service, especially in an inferior or subordinate capacity. It also means willing to obey or serve because of being in a lower position, or obsequious and servile.

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    Subservient means always obeying another person and doing everything they want you to do, or less important than something else. Learn more about the word origin, usage and synonyms from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

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    Subservient means doing whatever someone wants or treating something as less important than something else. Learn how to pronounce, use and translate this word with Collins Dictionary.