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usefulness
usefulness /ˈjuːsfəlnəs, ˈjuːsfəlnɪs/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: usage, use, disuse, misuse, reuse, usefulnessuselessness, user; adjective: reusable, used ≠ unused, disused, usefuluseless, usableunusable; verb: use, misuse, reuse; adverb: usefullyuselessly
the state of being useful or the degree to which something is useful
    usefulness of
    There are doubts as to the usefulness of this approach (=it may not be useful).
    As a commuter service, the ferry has outlived its usefulness (=is no longer useful).