What does useful mean?

Definitions for usefulˈyus fəl

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word useful.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. useful, utile(adj)

    being of use or service


  2. utilitarian, useful(adj)

    having a useful function

    "utilitarian steel tables"


  1. useful(Adjective)

    Having a practical or beneficial use.


Webster Dictionary

  1. Useful(adj)


British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'useful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1002

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'useful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1251

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'useful' in Adjectives Frequency: #118


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of useful in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of useful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Sallust:


  2. Eric Alm:

    It's only useful if we can figure out what kind of sewage water it is.

  3. George Bernard Shaw:


  4. Masato Sahashi:

    The type of inflator which malfunctioned in this case is carried in other cars that are still on the road, so this is useful in determining whether there should be more recalls.

  5. William James:


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