🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Nützlichkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nützlich-kite

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Usefulness/ˈjuːs.fəl.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Nützlichkeit dieses Werkzeugs ist offensichtlich."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being useful; utility.

    "The usefulness of this tool is evident in its ability to simplify complex tasks."
  2. 2

    The degree to which something is useful.

    "The usefulness of the information provided was questioned by the researchers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'usefulness' is derived from the Middle English term 'useful', which comes from the Old French 'usif' and ultimately from the Latin 'utilis', meaning 'useful'. The suffix '-ness' is added to form a noun indicating the quality of being useful.

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