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Painfulness vs Usefulness - What's the difference?

painfulness | usefulness |

As nouns the difference between painfulness and usefulness

is that painfulness is the state or quality of being painful, of causing pain while usefulness is the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful.

painfulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
  • The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.

    • 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