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
  • In the ongoing debate about the usefulness of data centers, or the overwhelming curse of the same, both sides have their arguments.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Its software, which will run iOS 27 at launch, was also designed alongside the hardware to maximize its usefulness in both landscape and portrait modes.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • Trump wanted courts to allow the use of his preferred map, which lawmakers approved last year at his urging.
    — DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The league’s involvement with Highmark or any club is ensuring that all fields meet compliance before NFL use, right?
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • For decades, Washington strove to align perceptions across theaters, to little avail.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of avail
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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