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usefulness

noun
/ˈjuːsfəlnəs/

Etymology

From useful + -ness.

  1. derived from uti — “to use”
  2. derived from uso — “use”
  3. derived from user — “use, employ, practice”
  4. inherited from usen
  5. derived from ūsus — “use, custom, skill, habit”
  6. derived from us
  7. inherited from use
  8. suffixed as useful — “use + ful”
  9. formed as usefulness — “useful + -ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality or degree of being useful.

    • The usefulness of his latest reorganisation has been disputed.
    • Always kept in the background, and undervalued by Lady Anne, who disliked the spirit of active usefulness which characterized her youngest daughter, this was the first time that Isabella had been loved for herself;...

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA