Standard Lemma guide

serviceable

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːvɪsəbl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S ER1 V AH0 S AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Easy to service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Repairable instead of disposable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

In condition for use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

ready for service or able to give long service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • serviceable equipment
  • heavy serviceable fabrics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unserviceable

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration;

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • serviceable low-heeled shoes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

capable of being put to good use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a serviceable kitchen gadget

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лесен за обслужване (lesen za obslužvane) — easy to service
  • Finnish: huoltoystävällinen — easy to service
  • Finnish: helppohuoltoinen — easy to service
  • French: entretenable — easy to service
  • French: serviable — easy to service
  • German: brauchbar — easy to service
  • German: nutzerfreundlich — easy to service
  • German: praktisch — easy to service
  • Italian: servizievole — easy to service
  • Serbo-Croatian: lako namiriv — easy to service
  • Bulgarian: за многократна употреба (za mnogokratna upotreba) — repairable instead of disposable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可維修 /可维修 (kě wéixiū) — repairable instead of disposable
  • Finnish: käyttökelpoinen — repairable instead of disposable
  • French: réparable — repairable instead of disposable
  • German: reparierbar — repairable instead of disposable
  • German: reparaturfreundlich — repairable instead of disposable
  • German: wartungsfreundlich — repairable instead of disposable
  • Italian: servizievole — repairable instead of disposable
  • Serbo-Croatian: popravljiv — repairable instead of disposable
  • Bulgarian: използваем (izpolzvaem) — in condition for use
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可維修 /可维修 (kě wéixiū) — in condition for use
  • Finnish: käyttökelpoinen — in condition for use
  • French: prêt à l'emploi — in condition for use
  • French: utilisable — in condition for use
  • German: brauchbar — in condition for use
  • German: einsatzfähig — in condition for use
  • Hungarian: üzemképes — in condition for use
  • Irish: infheidhme — in condition for use
  • Irish: inúsáidte — in condition for use
  • Plautdietsch: deenstboa — in condition for use
  • Polish: sprawny — in condition for use
  • Polish: efektywny — in condition for use
  • Russian: пригодный (prigodnyj) — in condition for use
  • Russian: в рабочем состоянии (v rabočem sostojanii) — in condition for use
  • Russian: в нормальном техническом состоянии (v normalʹnom texničeskom sostojanii) — in condition for use
  • Serbo-Croatian: upotrebljiv — in condition for use
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركار (derkâr) — in condition for use
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