adj
serviceable
Serviceable (adj) means Simple to repair or maintain.
adj
1
Simple to repair or maintain.
2
Made to be fixed rather than thrown away.
3
Still in good enough state to be used.
"Maguire was always extravagantly priced at £80m but a player who is a solid and serviceable Premier League defender and has become one of England manager Gareth Southgate's most trusted squad members now looks hopelessly out of form."
— Phil McNulty, England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss' (2020)
"There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls."
— Mrs. Marie Belloc Lowndes (1913)
"The shortage of serviceable SR steam power has also led to the use of the surviving Q1 0-6-0s on passenger duties, particularly on the Horsham-Guildford service."
— , Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region (1964)
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Etymology
Came from Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. On the surface it looks like service plus -able.
Antonyms
unserviceable
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What is the meaning of serviceable?
"serviceable" (adj) means simple to repair or maintain.
What is the opposite of serviceable?
The opposite of "serviceable" is unserviceable.
What are the different meanings of serviceable?
"serviceable" has 3 main meanings: 1. Simple to repair or maintain; 2. Made to be fixed rather than thrown away; 3. Still in good enough state to be used.
