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   subservient

   /səbˈsəːvɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. prepared to obey others unquestioningly: "she was subservient to her parents" Similar submissivedeferentialacquiescentcompliantaccommodatingobedientdutifulduteousbiddableyieldingmeekdocileductilepliantpassiveunassertivespiritlesssubduedhumbletimidmildlamblikeservileslavishgrovellingtrucklingself-effacingself-abasingdowntroddensnivellingcoweringcringinginformal: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 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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   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 meaning: 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 /

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

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   1. adjective. If you are subservient, you do whatever someone wants you to do. She is expected to be subservient to her uncle. [ + to] Synonyms: servile, submissive, deferential, subject More Synonyms of subservient. subservience (səbsɜːʳviəns ) uncountable noun. ...an austere regime stressing obedience and subservience to authority. [ + to]

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   adjective. /səbˈsɜːviənt/ /səbˈsɜːrviənt/ subservient (to somebody/something) (disapproving) too willing to obey other people. The press was accused of being subservient to the government. Women were expected to take subservient roles. Take your English to the next level.

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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 ,...

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    SUBSERVIENT meaning: always doing what other people want you to do. Learn more.

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    subservient meaning, definition, what is subservient: always obeying another person and doing ...: Learn more.