The difference between Submissive and Subservient
When used as adjectives, submissive means meekly obedient or passive, whereas subservient means useful in an inferior capacity.
Submissive is also noun with the meaning: one who submits to a dominant partner in sexual practices.
check bellow for the other definitions of Submissive and Subservient
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Submissive as an adjective:
Meekly obedient or passive.
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Submissive as a noun (BDSM):
One who submits to a dominant partner in sexual practices.
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Submissive as a noun (rare):
One who submits.
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Subservient as an adjective:
Useful in an inferior capacity.
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Subservient as an adjective:
Obsequiously submissive.