English-Thai Dictionary

serviceable

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SERVICEABLE

a. 1. That does service; that promotes happiness, interest, advantage or any good; useful; beneficial; advantageous. Rulers may be very serviceable to religion by their example. The attentions of my friends were very serviceable to me when abroad. Rain and manure are serviceable to land.
2. Active; diligent; officious.
I know thee well, a serviceable villain. Shak. [Unusual. ]

 

SERVICEABLENESS

n. 1. Usefulness of promoting good of any kind; beneficialness.
All action being for some end, its aptness to be commanded or forbidden must be founded upon its serviceableness or disserviceableness to some end. Norris.
2. Officiousness; readiness to do service.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERVICEABLE

SERVICEABLE Serv "ice *a *ble, a.

 

1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous. "Serviceable to religion and learning ". Atterbury. "Serviceable tools." Macaulay. I know thee well, a serviceable villain. Shak.

 

2. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent. Courteous he was, lowly, and servysable. Chaucer. Bright-hearnessed angels sit in order serviceable. Milton. Seeing her so sweet and serviceable. Tennnyson. -- Serv "ice *a *ble *ness, n. -- Serv "ice *a *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

serviceable

serv ice a ble |ˈsərvəsəbəl ˈsərvəsəbəl | ▶adjective fulfilling its function adequately; usable: an aging but still serviceable water supply system. • functional and durable rather than attractive. • in working order: only twelve aircraft were fully serviceable this morning. DERIVATIVES serv ice a bil i ty |ˌsərvəsəˈbilitē |noun, serv ice a bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘willing to be of service ’): from Old French servisable, from servise (see service ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

serviceable

ser ¦vice |able |ˈsəːvɪsəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 fulfilling its function adequately; usable: an ageing but still serviceable water supply system. • in working order: only twelve aircraft were fully serviceable this morning. 2 functional and durable rather than attractive: sturdy, serviceable laced-up shoes. DERIVATIVES serviceability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, serviceably adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘willing to be of service ’): from Old French servisable, from servise (see service ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

serviceable

serviceable adjective 1 a serviceable heating system: in working order, working, functioning, functional, operational, operative; usable, workable, viable. ANTONYMS unusable. 2 serviceable lace-up shoes: functional, utilitarian, sensible, practical; hardwearing, durable, tough, robust. ANTONYMS impractical.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

serviceable

serviceable adjective 1 an ageing but still serviceable water supply system: in working order, working, functioning, functional, operational, operative; usable, workable, viable, useful, of use. ANTONYMS outworn, non-functioning, unusable. 2 sturdy, serviceable lace-up shoes: functional, utilitarian, sensible, practical, non-decorative, plain, unadorned; hard-wearing, durable, lasting, long-lasting, tough, strong, robust, wear-resistant. ANTONYMS decorative, impractical.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

serviceable

s é r vice a ble 形容詞 1 すぐにでも使える, 実用的な ; 役に立つ ; 使用可能な, 使用に適した .2 長く使える, 持ちのよい .s è r vice a b í l i ty 名詞 役に立つこと, 実用性 .～ness 名詞 s é r vice a bly 副詞