helpfulness
/'helpfulnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being friendly and showing a willingness to help: The state of having a kind and supportive disposition.
- The quality of being useful or providing beneficial assistance: The property of offering aid that is practical and effective.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Her constant helpfulness made her a favorite among her colleagues. (Her consistent willingness to assist made her well-liked at work.)
- We appreciated the helpfulness of the guidebook during our trip. (We valued how useful the guidebook's information was.)
- The helpfulness of the new software feature saved us hours of work. (The practical utility of the feature was a great time-saver.)
Advanced Usage
- "To be of great helpfulness": To be extremely useful or supportive.
- His detailed instructions were of great helpfulness to the new team.
- "A spirit of helpfulness": An attitude or culture characterized by a desire to help.
- The project succeeded due to the team's spirit of helpfulness and cooperation.
Variants and Related Words
- Helpful (adj): Providing help or assistance; useful.
- She gave me some helpful advice.
- Helplessness (n): The state of being unable to help oneself; powerlessness. (Note: This is an antonym, not a variant.)
- The child's helplessness was evident after losing his parents in the crowd.
Synonyms
- Usefulness: The quality of being able to be used for a practical purpose.
- Supportiveness: The quality of providing encouragement or emotional help.
- Cooperativeness: Willingness to assist others or work together.
Antonyms
- Unhelpfulness: The quality of not being willing or able to help.
- Hindrance: A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.
Related Phrases
- To demonstrate/show helpfulness: To exhibit a helpful nature.
- Volunteers are expected to demonstrate helpfulness at all times.
- A measure of helpfulness: A degree or amount of useful assistance provided.
- We need to evaluate the helpfulness of this new policy.
Noun
- friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
- the property of providing useful assistance