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4 dictionary results for: Usefulness
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
use·ful       [yoos-fuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
2.of practical use, as for doing work; producing material results; supplying common needs: the useful arts; useful work.

[Origin: 1585–95; use + -ful]

use·ful·ly, adverb
use·ful·ness, noun

1, 2. profitable, efficacious, beneficial.
1, 2. useless.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
use·ful       (yōōs'fəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.
  2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.

use'ful·ly adv., use'ful·ness n.
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usefulness

noun
the quality of being of practical use [syn: utility] [ant: inutility

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Usefulness

Use"ful*ness\, n. The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage. --Addison.

Syn: Utility; value; profit. See Utility.

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