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usefulness

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use·ful  (ysfl)
adj.
1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.
2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.

useful·ly adv.
useful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.usefulnessusefulness - the quality of being of practical use
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
detergence, detergency - detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
function, purpose, use, role - what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance
use - a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"
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
inutility, unusefulness, uselessness - the quality of having no practical use

usefulness
Translations
usefulness [ˈjuːsfəlnɪs] nutilidad f
usefulness [ˈjuːsfəlnɪs] nutilité f
usefulness [ˈjuːsfəlnɪs] use nNützlichkeit f
usefulness [ˈjuːsfəlnɪs] nutilità


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A fitting end, this, to a life of usefulness and crime - in a last outburst of an evil passion supremely satisfied on some wild night, perhaps, to the applauding clamour of wind and wave.
To all this I joyously assented; for besides the affection I now felt for Queequeg, he was an experienced harpooneer, and as such, could not fail to be of great usefulness to one, who, like me, was wholly ignorant of the mysteries of whaling, though well acquainted with the sea, as known to merchant seamen.
He simply ignored the exposure, and the comments of the other city papers, and in the process of time he easily lived down the memory of it and went on to greater usefulness in his profession.
 
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