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useful |
Grep of noun useful houseful usefulness Overview of adj useful The adj useful has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) useful, utile -- (being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society") 2. (9) useful, valuable, of value -- (of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice") 3. (5) useful -- (capable of being turned to use or account; "useful applications of calculus") 4. (1) utilitarian, useful -- (having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables") Antonyms of adj useful 4 senses of useful Sense 1 useful (vs. useless), utile useless (vs. useful) => cast-off(postnominal), discarded, junked, scrap(postnominal), waste => futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing => inutile, unprofitable => unserviceable, unusable, unuseable Sense 2 useful, valuable, of value INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Sense 3 useful INDIRECT (VIA practical) -> impractical Sense 4 utilitarian, useful INDIRECT (VIA functional) -> nonfunctional Similarity of adj useful 4 senses of useful Sense 1 useful (vs. useless), utile => helpful => multipurpose => reclaimable, recyclable, reusable => serviceable => useable, usable => utilitarian => utilizable Also See-> effective#1, effectual#2, efficacious#2; expedient#1; helpful#1; profitable#1; serviceable#1 Sense 2 useful, valuable, of value => important (vs. unimportant), of import Sense 3 useful => practical (vs. impractical) Sense 4 utilitarian, useful => functional (vs. nonfunctional) Attributes of adj useful 1 of 4 senses of useful Sense 1 useful (vs. useless), utile => utility, usefulness Familiarity of adj useful useful used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj useful useful Overview of adj useful The adj useful has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) useful, utile -- (being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society") 2. (9) useful, valuable, of value -- (of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice") 3. (5) useful -- (capable of being turned to use or account; "useful applications of calculus") 4. (1) utilitarian, useful -- (having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables")
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