serviceable

1. 1.

   ready for service or able to give long service

   “serviceable equipment”

   “heavy serviceable fabrics”

   Antonymsunserviceable

   Similardurablefunctional
2. 2.

   capable of being put to good use

   “a serviceable kitchen gadget”

   Similaruseful
3. 3.

   intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration

   “serviceable low-heeled shoes”

   Similarpractical

Questions about serviceable

What does serviceable mean?

serviceable means "ready for service or able to give long service". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in serviceable?

serviceable has 4 syllables: ser-vi-cea-ble. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /ˈsɝvəsəbəl/.

What is the opposite of serviceable?

The recorded antonyms are unserviceable.

Is serviceable a common word?

serviceable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with serviceable?

1 word rhymes with serviceable. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.