serviceableness

noun

Definition of serviceablenessnext
as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose the serviceableness of most of the junk that my grandfather had been hoarding was very doubtful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceableness
  1. usefulness
  2. use
  3. avail
Noun
  • Their focus is on speed, reusability and homegrown security rather than payload, limiting their usefulness for the military.
    — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • But even though the company had quickly grown into a market leader, Bensamoun kept hearing customers complain about the device's usefulness.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • The new law also now requires any presumptive large-scale data center to receive a public hearing from its local water management district before the district can issue a water use permit.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • Ronaldo tried a bicycle kick on the rebound, to no avail.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • The debtors tried to get Antero to release to them the proceeds of the oil & gas leases, but to no avail.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of avail
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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