SUBSERVIENTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

In a subservient state

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)