Definitions for usefulness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
use•fulˈyus fəl(adj.)
being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect:
a useful member of society.
of practical use; producing material results; supplying common needs.
Origin of useful:
1585–95
use′ful•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
utility, usefulness(noun)
the quality of being of practical use
Wiktionary
usefulness(Noun)
the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful
The usefulness of his latest reorganisation has been disputed.
Webster Dictionary
Usefulness(noun)
the quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage
Translations for usefulness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
usefulness(noun)
helpful or serving a purpose well
a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother.
- nuttigheidAfrikaans
- نَفْع ، إفادَهArabic
- полезностBulgarian
- utilidadePortuguese (BR)
- užitečnostCzech
- die NützlichkeitGerman
- nytteDanish
- χρησιμότηταGreek
- utilidadSpanish
- kasulikkusEstonian
- سودمندیFarsi
- hyödyllisyysFinnish
- utilitéFrench
- תוֹעֶלֶתHebrew
- उपयोगिताHindi
- korisnostCroatian
- hasznosságHungarian
- keadaan bergunaIndonesian
- nytsemiIcelandic
- utilitàItalian
- 有用Japanese
- 유용성Korean
- naudingumasLithuanian
- []derīgums; []lietojamībaLatvian
- bergunanyaMalay
- nuttigheidDutch
- nyttighet, anvendelighetNorwegian
- użytecznośćPolish
- سودمندیPersian
- ګټور توبPashto
- utilidadePortuguese
- utilitateRomanian
- пользаRussian
- užitočnosťSlovak
- koristnostSlovenian
- korisnostSerbian
- användbarhet, nyttighet, nyttaSwedish
- ความเป็นประโยชน์Thai
- yararlılık, faydalılıkTurkish
- 有用Chinese (Trad.)
- корисністьUkrainian
- افاديتUrdu
- sự hữu dụngVietnamese
- 有用，有益，用途Chinese (Simp.)
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