Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or degree of being useful.

    The usefulness of his latest reorganisation has been disputed.

    Nützlichkeit

    поле́зностьpoléznostʹ

    the quality of being of practical use

Examples

8 sentences
  1. He has doubts regarding astrology's usefulness.

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  2. People don't understand the usefulness of uselessness.

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  3. Friendship is sometimes just a synonym of usefulness.

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  4. The usefulness of a pot is in its emptiness.

    ruПолезность горшка в его пустоте.

    deDie Nützlichkeit eines Topfes liegt in seiner Leere.

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  5. Usefulness must be combined with pleasantness.

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Translations

6 languages
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Forms

plural: usefulnesses
Singularusefulness
Pluralusefulnesses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the quality of being of practical use:utility

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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