subservience
Unterwürfigkeit, Untertänigkeit, Dienlichkeit, Servilität
The state of being subservientThe state of being subservient.
US/səbsˈɝviəns/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being subservient.
Unterwürfigkeit, Untertänigkeit, Dienlichkeit
in a subservient state
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
state of being subservient:
Origin
From subservi(ent) + -ence.From subservi(ent) + -ence.
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Forms
plural: subserviencesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a subservient state:subservientness
- abject or cringing submissiveness:obsequiousnessservility
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable