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- subservient adjective uk / səbˈsɜːviənt / us Add to word list Add to word list always doing what other people want you to do (Definition of subservient from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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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.
- English (US)
willing to do what other people want, or considering your...
- Znaczenie Subservient, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
subservient definicja: 1. willing to do what other people...
- Traditional
SUBSERVIENT translate: 恭順的，屈從的;低聲下氣的. Learn more in the...
- Subservient in Polish
SUBSERVIENT translate: służalczy. Learn more in the...
- Subservient in Simplified Chinese
SUBSERVIENT translate: 恭顺的，屈从的;低声下气的. Learn more in the...
- Subservient in Russian
subservient translate: раболепный, подобострастный . Learn...
- English (US)
Definition of subservient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 meanings: 1. obsequious in behaviour or attitude 2. serving as a means to an end 3. → a less common word for subordinate.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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.
Definitions of 'subservient'. 1. If you are subservient, you do whatever someone wants you to do. [...] 2. If you treat one thing as subservient to another, you treat it as less important than the other thing. [...] More.
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.
