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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  1. usefulness
  2. use
  3. avail
Noun
  • Picky Miss Manners is not quite happy that any submitted so far would pass her test for usefulness.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s class of Arab comics agrees that this mode of comedy, while necessary at the time, has outlived its usefulness.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • But after the single-component shots came into use, infections there began to rise.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • After that, when the impossibility of recovering anyone else became clear, Al-Zaharnah and others kept hoping international organizations would convince Israel to allow more construction equipment, but to little avail.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Ronaldo tried a bicycle kick on the rebound, to no avail.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
Definition of avail
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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