usefulness

/ˈjusfʊlnɪs/
/ˈjusfʊlnɪs/
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Definitions of usefulness
  1. noun
    the quality of being of practical use
    synonyms: utility
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    uselessness
    the quality of having no practical use
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    detergence, detergency
    detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
    function, purpose, role, use
    what something is used for
    helpfulness
    the property of providing useful assistance
    use
    a particular service
    serviceability, serviceableness, usability, usableness, useableness
    the quality of being able to provide good service
    instrumentality
    the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
    practicality
    concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
    practicability, practicableness
    the quality of being usable
    raison d'etre
    the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
    avail, help, service
    a means of serving
    functionality
    capable of serving a purpose well
    viability
    the capacity to be done in a practical and useful way
    sensibleness
    the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
    pragmatism, realism
    the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
    feasibility, feasibleness
    the quality of being doable
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    quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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