serviceable

[ sur-vuh-suh-buhl ]

/ ˈsɜr və sə bəl /

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adjective

capable of or being of service; useful.

wearing well; durable: serviceable cloth.

capable of being used, worn, cleaned, repaired, etc., easily.

Nearby words

service station, service stripe, service tree, service uniform, service, robert william, serviceable, serviceberry, serviceman, serviceperson, services, servicewoman

Origin of serviceable

1300–50; service¹ + -able; replacing Middle English servisable < Middle French

SYNONYMS FOR serviceable

1 effective, usable, functional.

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Related forms

serv·ice·a·bil·i·ty, serv·ice·a·ble·ness, nounserv·ice·a·bly, adverbnon·serv·ice·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·serv·ice·a·ble, adjective

non·serv·ice·a·ble·ness, nounnon·serv·ice·a·bly, adverbun·ser·vice·a·ble, adjectiveun·ser·vice·a·ble·ness, nounun·ser·vice·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for serviceable

The Soviet Union had a serviceable ideology, communism, which appealed to people all over the world.
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Most of the clips online that show Corden singing are tongue-in-cheek, though his voice does come off as serviceable.
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As a means of fixing the fundamental problem of adapting Gatsby, the conceit does a serviceable job of correcting a deficit.
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The effect was infinitely more dapper, becoming to the figure, and serviceable for hard wear.
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He held a command under Dumourier in the Holland campaign of 1783, in which he won a brave name but no serviceable laurels.
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You will find it serviceable in the formation of a demeanour.
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Mr. Chaplin has a serviceable vocal organ, with which he combines an effective manner.
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The path led to a front gate of primitive and bald manufacture, but stout and serviceable, as was everything else about the farm.
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British Dictionary definitions for serviceable

serviceable

/ (ˈsɜːvɪsəbəl) /

adjective

capable of or ready for service; usable

capable of giving good service; durable

archaic diligent in service

Derived Formsserviceability or serviceableness, nounserviceably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for serviceable

serviceable

adj.

"ready to do service," early 14c., from Old French servicable, from servise (see service (n.1)). Related: Serviceability.

Edgar: I know thee well: a serviceable villain,
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire.
["King Lear," Act IV, Scene vi]

serviceable

adjective

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