Valuable vs Useful - What's the difference?
valuable | useful |
Having a great value.
estimable; deserving esteem
a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.
Having a practical or beneficial use.
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As adjectives the difference between valuable and useful
is that valuable is having a great value while useful is having a practical or beneficial use.As a noun valuable
is a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.valuable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- valuable gemstones
- a valuable''' friend; a '''valuable companion
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* (l), (l)Antonyms
* worthlessNoun
(en noun)useful
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Adjective
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