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Appropriateness vs Usefulness - What's the difference?

appropriateness | usefulness |

As nouns the difference between appropriateness and usefulness

is that appropriateness is the quality or condition of being appropriate while usefulness is the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful.

appropriateness

English

Noun

(-)
  • the quality or condition of being appropriate

    • usefulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful
    • The usefulness of his latest reorganisation has been disputed.

    See also

    * beauty