usefulness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *usefulness*:
NOUN	attribute	usefulness, utility	the quality of being of practical use

usefulness > pronunciation
Sounds	yuw'sfahlnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *usefulness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being of practical use.
Synonym	utility
Attributes	useful, utile	Of use or service
Attributes	useless	Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
Narrower	detergency, detergence	detergent quality
	function, purpose, role, use	What something is used for
	helpfulness	The property of providing useful assistance
	instrumentality	The quality of being instrumental for some purpose
	practicability, practicableness	The quality of being usable
	practicality	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
	serviceability, serviceableness, usableness, useableness, usability	The quality of being able to provide good service
	use	A particular service
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Opposite	inutility, uselessness, unusefulness	The quality of having no practical use
Spanish	efectividad, provecho, utilidad, útil
Catalan	profit, utilitat
Adjectives	useful	having a useful function

HyperDic: usefulness