Meaning

3 senses
  1. Easy to service.

    brauchbar, nutzerfreundlich, praktisch

    ready for service or able to give long service

  2. Repairable instead of disposable.

    reparierbar, reparaturfreundlich, wartungsfreundlich

  3. In condition for use.

    brauchbar, einsatzfähig

    пригодныйprigodnyj, в рабочем состоянииv rabočem sostojanii, в нормальном техническом состоянииv normalʹnom texničeskom sostojanii

    capable of being put to good use

Examples

5 sentences
  1. This car is no beast, but it's serviceable.

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  2. The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

    deZitierfertigkeit gibt einen brauchbaren Geist-Ersatz ab.

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  3. Your phone is visibly damaged, but I think it's still serviceable.

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  4. The film had incredible special effects, but its story was serviceable at best.

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  5. If the phone is still serviceable, I suggest you go get it serviced.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in condition for use:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
easy to service:
repairable instead of disposable:
in condition for use:

Origin

From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analy

From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able.

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Forms

more serviceable, most serviceable
Comparativemore serviceable Lesson
Superlativemost serviceable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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