serviceable

UK: /ˈsɜː^rvɪsəb^əl/ US: /ˈsɝvəsəbəl/ ,(sûr′və sə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

serv•ice•a•ble /ˈsɜrvəsəbəl/   adj. 

1. being of service or help;
   useful.
2. wearing well;
   durable:
   serviceable clothes.
3. adequate;
   sufficient:
   a serviceable job.

See -serv¹-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

serv•ice•a•ble  (sûr′və sə bəl), adj. 

1. capable of or being of service;
   useful.
2. wearing well;
   durable:
   serviceable cloth.
3. capable of being used, worn, cleaned, repaired, etc., easily.

• Middle French
• 1300–50; service¹ + -able; replacing Middle English servisable

serv′ice•a•bil′i•ty, serv′ice•a•ble•ness, n. 
serv′ice•a•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. effective, usable, functional.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

serviceable / ˈsɜːvɪsəb^əl/ adjective

1. capable of or ready for service; usable
2. capable of giving good service; durable

ˌserviceaˈbility, ˈserviceableness noun

ˈserviceably adverb