serviceableness

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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Noun
  • Reserve outfielder Alex Call is a big believer in the usefulness of simulation.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Xi will not stop China’s use of widespread economic subsidies or alter the other policies that have flooded American and allied markets with its goods.
    Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The project aims to build a research base on the Moon for use by participating countries by the early 2030s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other clips show the duo snoozing together, laying on the couch, and Queenie trying to get Walt to play (but to little avail, of course).
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Derbez also recalled mentioning his hits in Hollywood meetings to little avail in the past.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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