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SUBSERVIENTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
subservience; subservientness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("subservientness" is a kind of...):
subordinateness; subsidiarity (secondary importance)
Derivation:
subservient (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant)
subservient (compliant and obedient to authority)