English noun: usefulness | |||
1. | usefulness (attribute) the quality of being of practical use | ||
Synonyms | utility | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | detergence, detergency, function, helpfulness, instrumentality, practicability, practicableness, practicality, purpose, role, serviceability, serviceableness, usability, usableness, use, use, useableness | ||
Attribute | useful, useless, utile | ||
Antonyms | inutility, unusefulness, uselessness | ||