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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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   How Should You Use subservient? useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate; serving to promote some end; obsequiously submissive : truckling… See the full definition

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   willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people: Women were expected to adopt a subservient role / position. His other interests were subservient to his compelling passion for art. Synonyms. servile disapproving. slavish disapproving. Opposites. dominant. domineering disapproving.

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

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   subservience (səbsɜːʳviəns ) uncountable noun. ...an austere regime stressing obedience and subservience to authority. [ + to] 2. adjective. If you treat one thing as subservient to another, you treat it as less important than the other thing.

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   subservient (to something) (formal) less important than something else. The needs of individuals were subservient to those of the group as a whole. Every consideration was subservient to the overriding need to cut costs.

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

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