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The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.
Henry Bolingbroke

Meaning of "serviceable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SERVICEABLE

serviceable  [ˈsɜːvɪsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERVICEABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Serviceable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SERVICEABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of serviceable in the English dictionary

The first definition of serviceable in the dictionary is capable of or ready for service; usable. Other definition of serviceable is capable of giving good service; durable. Serviceable is also diligent in service.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SERVICEABLE


admissible
ədˈmɪsəbəl
concupiscible
kənˈkjuːpɪsəbəl
disserviceable
dɪsˈsɜːvɪsəbəl
inadmissible
ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl
ineffaceable
ˌɪnɪˈfeɪsəbəl
irreplaceable
ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl
kissable
ˈkɪsəbəl
missable
ˈmɪsəbəl
noticeable
ˈnəʊtɪsəbəl
permissible
pəˈmɪsəbəl
placeable
ˈpleɪsəbəl
purchasable
ˈpɜːtʃɪsəbəl
replaceable
rɪˈpleɪsəbəl
sliceable
ˈslaɪsəbəl
traceable
ˈtreɪsəbəl
transmissible
trænzˈmɪsəbəl
unmissable
ʌnˈmɪsəbəl
unnoticeable
ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəbəl
unserviceable
ʌnˈsɜːvɪsəbəl
untraceable
ʌnˈtreɪsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SERVICEABLE

service line
service module
service provider
service rifle
service road
service sector
service station
service tree
service tunnel
serviceability
serviceableness
serviceably
serviceberries
serviceberry
serviced flat
serviceless
serviceman
servicemen
servicer
services

WORDS THAT END LIKE SERVICEABLE

able
agreeable
changeable
disagreeable
displaceable
dyeable
enforceable
foreseeable
impermeable
interchangeable
knowledgeable
likeable
loveable
manageable
moveable
permeable
rechargeable
saleable
sizeable
unenforceable
useable

Synonyms and antonyms of serviceable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SERVICEABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «serviceable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of serviceable

Translation of «serviceable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SERVICEABLE

Find out the translation of serviceable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of serviceable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «serviceable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

维修
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

útil
570 millions of speakers

English

serviceable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालू हालत में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للخدمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эксплуатации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reparadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্যোপযোগী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

utilisable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh digunakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brauchbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

役に立つ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서비스 가능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serviceable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

săn sóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்தாசையாயுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपयोगी पडणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun ömürlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

utile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprawne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експлуатації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de funcționare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επισκευαστούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diensbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dugliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bruk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of serviceable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SERVICEABLE»

The term «serviceable» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.829 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SERVICEABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about serviceable

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7 QUOTES WITH «SERVICEABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word serviceable.
1
Charles M. Blow
All identity labels are umbrella terms to some degree, but this term 'bisexual' is not only serviceable, but it is sufficient. And yes, it brings together a bunch of people who are maybe shades different from one another. And maybe that's the beauty of labels: that they force you to be with other people and see the difference.
2
Henry Bolingbroke
The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.
3
Charles Eames
The real questions are: Does it solve a problem? Is it serviceable? How is it going to look in ten years?
4
Jerry Garcia
Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang his lyrics on, and sometimes he comes up with something really nice.
5
Matthew Henry
Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.
6
Joseph Lancaster
This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of them the reverse; and, as such, boys seem often more affected by their loss than by coercion.
7
W. Somerset Maugham
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERVICEABLE»

Discover the use of serviceable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to serviceable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Serviceable Selves: Antislavery, Autobiography, and the ...
"Serviceable Selves: Antislavery, Autobiography, and the Postidealist Critique of Moral Reform, 1841-1901," examines writers who were engaged in a double-edged attempt to advance the work of racial justice while challenging the ...
Michael Clay Hooper, 2008
2
Senate Documents
... at corner of F and Seventeenth slrccls on the let of December, 1871. Articles. On hand Dec. 1, 1870. l Puszllgmd Used since. On hand Dec. 1, 1871. \ Warming and ventilating ! apparatus. l Steam-boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 serviceable .
United States Senate, 1872
3
Bulletins and Other State Intelligence
Fuzes. — 120 Eight- Inch serviceable and 200 unserviceable. 120 serviceable ditto for Hand Grenades. Iron Guages for Shot. — 1 serviceable Eighteen- Pounder. 1 serviceable Nine-Pounder. 1 serviceable Six-Pounder. 5 unserviceable ...
‎1803
4
London magazine or Gentleman's monthly intelligencer
i7^J. ' Return cs Om Round (hot, 15 four pounders, serviceable. Musquets of different sorts, 155 serviceable; 27 unserviceable. Bayonets, 32 unserviceable. Powder barrels, 42 serviceable. Musquet flints, 1S00 serviceable. —On, or near, the ...
‎1762
5
United States Congressional serial set
15 chains, halter, serviceable ; I chains, breast, serviceable 2 chains, bearing, serviceable 8 sets harness, lead mule, serviceable 4 sets harness, wheel mule, serviceable 281 horses, unserviceable : 3 halters, head, serviceable 3 jacks, ...
‎1866
6
Organizational and Maintenance Manual: Textile Repair Shop, ...
Probable MIM Poeeible remedy Screw has stripped Install serviceable screw threads. (para. 3-20). /. Stowage Box Does Not Close. Probable cauee PoeeibU remedy Hinge is bent or broken,. Install serviceable stowage box assembly (para.
‎1990
7
A collection of state papers, relative to the war against ...
Twenty-two pounder, (French) 13 Eighteen pounders, (French) 12 Twelve pounders, (French) 8 Nine pounders, (French) 2 Six pounders, (Ihip guns) > 4 Three pounders, (ship guns) 1 Thirteen inch mortar Round Shot, serviceable* 8 Forty-two ...
‎1797
8
A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against ...
a Twenty-two pounder, (French) 13 Eighteen pounders, (French) 12 Twelve pounders, (French) 8 Nine pounders, (French) 2 Six pounders, (ship guns) 4 Three pounders, (ship guns) 1 Thirteen inch mortar Round Slwl, serviceable. 8 Forty-two ...
‎1797
9
Congressional Serial Set
The substance was as follows: That the Envoy should come forward generally, and say : France has been serviceable to the United States; and now wish to be serviceable to France : understanding that the French public has sixteen million of ...
‎1826
10
Logical Partitions on System i5: A Guide to Planning and ...
This option allows the user or the service representative to view a serviceable event and then initiate a repair against that service event. In the following paragraphs, we give an example of the steps taken to view an event and initiate a repair.
Nick Harris, L.R Jeyakumar, Steve Mann, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERVICEABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term serviceable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Presidency Builds Helipad in Daura, Maintains Only Six Serviceable
The Federal Government is building a helipad in Daura, Katsina State, in order to ensure a direct flight for President Muhammadu Buhari whenever he visits his ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
2
Film review: Tragedy meets wit in serviceable 'Me and Earl'
Film review: Tragedy meets wit in serviceable 'Me and Earl'. Lindsey Bahr. 9:13 PM, Jun 25, 2015. Rachel (Olivia Cooke), from left, Greg (Thomas Mann) and RJ ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jun 15»
3
Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy – A Serviceable Dungeon …
I'll be honest: this is a genre that really doesn't sit well with me around 90% of the time. Things are often very limiting and I've run into far too many titles with no ... «Siliconera, Jun 15»
4
NBN Reaches One Million Serviceable Homes Milestone
The NBN is adding 12,300 new serviceable homes every week, according to the first quarter report released last week. By March 31, the broadband network ... «iDigitalTimes.com, Jun 15»
5
Stanford mailbag: A serviceable defense, player development and …
I question whether they will be as dominant as they have been over the last number of years, but certainly serviceable. The linebackers seem to be in good ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
6
nbn reports increase in users, revenues, serviceable homes in 9M …
Australia's National Broadband Network saw 'sizeable increases' in the number of serviceable premises, active end users and telecommunications revenue in ... «TeleGeography, Jun 15»
7
Dodgers pitcher Carlos Frias emerging as serviceable back-end …
Dodgers starting pitcher Carlos Frias has been a solid option at the backend of the rotation by going 3-0 with a 2.89 ERA. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Los ... «LA Daily News, May 15»
8
Eddy: The land on offer is serviceable
County of Brant Mayor Ron Eddy speaks about the ongoing boundary discussions with the City of Brantford during a livestream interview with Expositor ... «Brantford Expositor, May 15»
9
'Newly-acquired AirZim planes serviceable, to ply regional routes'
Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Obert Mpofu has said most Air Zimbabwe aircraft were serviceable and could be made to begin plying ... «NewsDay, May 15»
10
Blue Jays, Bautista awaiting a return to normalcy
BALTIMORE – The start by Marco Estrada, especially given where he's at, was serviceable enough. Five innings of three-run ball isn't ideal by any stretch of the ... «Sportsnet.ca, May 15»

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