How many syllables in subservient?

There are 3 syllables in the word subservient.

How to pronounce subservient:

subservient (adjective):: compliant and obedient to authority.; useful in an inferior capacity subordinate; overeager to carry out someone else's wishes

abject

acquiescent

amenable

amiable

biddable

bootlicking

compliant

conformable

controllable

deferential

docile

dutiful

fawning

governable

inferior

meek

obedient

obeisant

obliging

obsequious

passive

servile

slavish

subject

submissive

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