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Vinony

usefulness

noun

  1. utility/serviceableness (state/condition of being useful)
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Pronunciation: /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English useful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English usefulness From useful + -ness.

  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;...”