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Cooperative vs Subservient - What's the difference?

cooperative | subservient |

As adjectives the difference between cooperative and subservient

is that cooperative is ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate while subservient is useful in an inferior capacity.

As a noun cooperative

is a type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. Abbreviation: co-op.

cooperative

English

Alternative forms

* co-operative * *

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
  • Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives

    • Antonyms

    * adversarial * competitive

    Related terms

    * cooperation * cooperatively

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. Abbreviation: co-op.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "cooperative")

    References

    * Chambers 21st Century Dictionary [http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?query=cooperative&title=21st&sourceid=Mozilla-search] retrieved on November 7, 2006 ----

    subservient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Useful in an inferior capacity.
  • Obsequiously submissive.

    • See also

    * obedient * subordinate ----