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Unuseful vs Usefulness - What's the difference?

unuseful | usefulness |

As an adjective unuseful

is not useful; useless.

As a noun usefulness is

the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful.

unuseful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not useful; useless.
  • * 1630 , John Smith, True travels , in Kupperman 1988, p. 47:
    • in regard of the situation of this strong Fortresse, they did neither feare them nor hurt them, being upon the point of a faire promontory, environed on the one side within halfe a mile with an un-usefull mountaine, and on the other side with a faire Plaine [...].

    Synonyms

    * useless

    Antonyms

    * useful

    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