What does serviceable mean?
Definitions for serviceable
ˈsɜr və sə bəlser·vice·able
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Princeton's WordNet
serviceableadjective
ready for service or able to give long service
"serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
serviceableadjective
capable of being put to good use
"a serviceable kitchen gadget"
serviceableadjective
intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration
"serviceable low-heeled shoes";
Wiktionary
serviceableadjective
Easy to service
serviceableadjective
Repairable instead of disposable
serviceableadjective
In condition for use
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Serviceableadjective
Etymology: servissable, old French, from service.
He was sent to the King’s court, with letters from that officer, containing his own serviceable diligence in discovering so great a personage; adding withal more than was true of his conjectures. Philip Sidney.
I know thee well, a serviceable villain;
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness could desire. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.Religion hath force to qualify all sorts of men, and to make them, in publick affairs, the more serviceable; governors the apter to rule with conscience; inferiors, for conscience sake, the willinger to obey. Richard Hooker.
So your father charg’d me at our parting,
Be serviceable to my son. William Shakespeare.His own inclinations were to confine himself to his own business, and be serviceable to religion and learning. Francis Atterbury.
A book to justify the revolution, archbishop Tillotson recommended to the king as the most serviceable treatise could have been published then. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
serviceable
Serviceable refers to something that is in good enough condition for use or operation; functional, useful, or capable of being used for a long period. It can also describe something or someone capable, reliable, or effective in a particular role or job.
Webster Dictionary
Serviceableadjective
doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous
Serviceableadjective
prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
serviceable
Both as respects men and stores, capable of or fit for duty.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
serviceable
Capable of performing all military duty, or of being used in the military service.
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Anagrams for serviceable »
receivables
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of serviceable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of serviceable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of serviceable in a Sentence
It was perfectly serviceable.
We expect the current account position to remain comfortably in a surplus. Despite recent capital outflows, we believe Malaysia's external debt position also remains serviceable.
Property left to a child may soon be lost but the inheritance of virtue--a good name an unblemished reputation--will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be. The largest property may be wrested from a child, but virtue will stand by him to the last.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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