Definition of usefulness
: the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
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Examples of usefulness in a Sentence
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
Recent Examples of usefulness from the Web
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These louche proportions disguise an unexpected usefulness: 23.3 cubic feet of cargo room and a spacious rear cabin.
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Although utility would have provided the usual motivation for keeping a dog in the Paleolithic, that usefulness would have stemmed from the ties of affection.
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McNair realizes that none of these attitudes and attributes have much usefulness if the leader cannot lead.
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Much of Cobb's column focuses on the use of the epithet, its history and its usefulness in shocking people and spreading hate.
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BuzzFeed complained after the shooting that Twitter was losing its usefulness as a source of credible news, counting 25 different people who hoaxers falsely claimed were the shooter, including a BuzzFeed journalist who was debunking the hoaxes.
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But as the league’s earning power has grown, the rule’s usefulness has changed.
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But those studies could not determine whether the usefulness of grunting was confined only to tennis or how the ballistic squawks were affecting onlookers and opponents.
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And the improvements Harvey describes would help the overall platform, not just its usefulness during tragedies.
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First Known Use of usefulness
1618
usefulness Synonyms
Synonyms
account, avail, mileage, service, serviceability, serviceableness, use, utility;
Antonyms
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