usefulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈjuːsf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈjusfəlnəs/

Forms: see useful adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: use n., -ful suffix, -ness suffix; useful adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: In early use (see quot. 1483 at sense 1a) probably < use n. + -ful suffix + -ness suffix. In later use < useful adj. + -ness suffix.

†1.

a. The advantage, good, or benefit of a place. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > of a place

usefulness1483

1483 in R. Davies Extracts Munic. Rec. York (1843) 147 For the wele and usefullnes of þ^e realme.

b. In plural. Benefits, advantages. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance

advantagec1330

commodity?a1439

strengthc1440

paya1450

purchasec1450

prize1595

profita1616

usefulness1660

use value1844

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. 197 Her laws are concerning decencies and usefulnesses and pious advantages.

1664 H. More Expos. 7 Epist. Pref. c iv b And these..are main Usefulnesses discoverable in the Interpretation.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues To Rdr. sig. a j^v The particular Vsefulnesses of the Creation.

2. The state or condition of being useful or serviceable; utility, serviceableness. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [noun]

usea1382

notefulheada1400

utilityc1400

serviceableness1579

behovefulness1592

usefulness1618

inservience1657

commodationa1676

utile1685

service1691

serviceability1845

1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 72 I haue seene you rest content with the publique good The like leaue I haue taken, expecting like successe, assuring you and my selfe of the generall welcomnesse and vsefulnesse heerof to all whom it concernes.

1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) sig. B3^v The goodnesse and usefulnesse thereof, for the preserving of mens lives.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §16 The peculiar usefulness of the several parts of mans body.

1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise in Wks. (1871) III. 437 We are all agreed about the usefulness of meat, drink, and clothes.

1760 C. Allen Polite Lady x. 25 The usefulness and importance of all the different parts of education.

1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 398/1 Bill of Exchange, a well-known mercantile instrument, of great and extensive usefulness.

1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 125 In accurate terms, usefulness is value in the hands of the valiant.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues IV. 19 The preliminary sciences..are to be studied partly with a view to their practical usefulness.

1920 School & Society 25 Dec. 630/1 I can easily see..a certain usefulness in Greek and Latin.

1962 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 34 437/2 Newsmongering was a money-making occupation. Newsmen also believed in the usefulness of the service they performed.

2003 Prospect Sept. 18/1 Spam has gone from one of life's little nuisances to a threat to the usefulness of e-mail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	usefulness
释义	usefulnessn. Brit. /ˈjuːsf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈjusfəlnəs/ Forms: see useful adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: use n., -ful suffix, -ness suffix; useful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: In early use (see quot. 1483 at sense 1a) probably < use n. + -ful suffix + -ness suffix. In later use < useful adj. + -ness suffix. †1. a. The advantage, good, or benefit of a place. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > of a place usefulness1483 1483 in R. Davies Extracts Munic. Rec. York (1843) 147 For the wele and usefullnes of þ^e realme. b. In plural. Benefits, advantages. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance advantagec1330 commodity?a1439 strengthc1440 paya1450 purchasec1450 prize1595 profita1616 usefulness1660 use value1844 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. 197 Her laws are concerning decencies and usefulnesses and pious advantages. 1664 H. More Expos. 7 Epist. Pref. c iv b And these..are main Usefulnesses discoverable in the Interpretation. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues To Rdr. sig. a j^v The particular Vsefulnesses of the Creation. 2. The state or condition of being useful or serviceable; utility, serviceableness. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [noun] usea1382 notefulheada1400 utilityc1400 serviceableness1579 behovefulness1592 usefulness1618 inservience1657 commodationa1676 utile1685 service1691 serviceability1845 1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 72 I haue seene you rest content with the publique good The like leaue I haue taken, expecting like successe, assuring you and my selfe of the generall welcomnesse and vsefulnesse heerof to all whom it concernes. 1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) sig. B3^v The goodnesse and usefulnesse thereof, for the preserving of mens lives. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §16 The peculiar usefulness of the several parts of mans body. 1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise in Wks. (1871) III. 437 We are all agreed about the usefulness of meat, drink, and clothes. 1760 C. Allen Polite Lady x. 25 The usefulness and importance of all the different parts of education. 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 398/1 Bill of Exchange, a well-known mercantile instrument, of great and extensive usefulness. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 125 In accurate terms, usefulness is value in the hands of the valiant. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues IV. 19 The preliminary sciences..are to be studied partly with a view to their practical usefulness. 1920 School & Society 25 Dec. 630/1 I can easily see..a certain usefulness in Greek and Latin. 1962 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 34 437/2 Newsmongering was a money-making occupation. Newsmen also believed in the usefulness of the service they performed. 2003 Prospect Sept. 18/1 Spam has gone from one of life's little nuisances to a threat to the usefulness of e-mail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1483
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