usefulness
noun
use·ful·ness
ˈyüs-fəl-nəs 
: the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
Examples of usefulness in a Sentence
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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The change was presented as a quality threshold, with apps failing to deliver the right levels of performance, usability, reliability and even usefulness risking the cull.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Some shared their own experiences validating the usefulness of pre-wedding intel.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Google says that the move to Gemini 2.5 has boosted the accuracy and usefulness of Deep Research.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Latency, computational cost, retrieval accuracy and system complexity all limit the usefulness of this approach.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Some shared their own experiences validating the usefulness of pre-wedding intel.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Google says that the move to Gemini 2.5 has boosted the accuracy and usefulness of Deep Research.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Latency, computational cost, retrieval accuracy and system complexity all limit the usefulness of this approach.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usefulness. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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