English Dictionary: useful |
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usability
n 1: the quality of being able to provide good service [syn:
{serviceability}, {serviceableness}, {usableness},
{useableness}, {usability}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- usable
- adj
- capable of being put to use; "usable byproducts" [syn:
useable, usable]
- fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
Synonym(s): functional, usable, useable, operable, operational
- convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"
Synonym(s): available, usable, useable
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- usableness
- n
- the quality of being able to provide good service [syn:
serviceability, serviceableness, usableness, useableness, usability]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- useable
- adj
- fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still
functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
Synonym(s): functional, usable, useable, operable, operational
- capable of being put to use; "usable byproducts"
Synonym(s): useable, usable
- convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"
Synonym(s): available, usable, useable
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- useableness
- n
- the quality of being able to provide good service [syn:
serviceability, serviceableness, usableness, useableness, usability]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- useful
- adj
- being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and
useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
Synonym(s): useful, utile Antonym(s): useless
- having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"
Synonym(s): utilitarian, useful
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- usefully
- adv
- in a useful manner; "extra money could be usefully spent
on this project"
Antonym(s): uselessly
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- usefulness
- n
- the quality of being of practical use [syn: utility,
usefulness]
Antonym(s): inutility, unusefulness, uselessness
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Usable \Us"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being used.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Useful \Use"ful\, a.
Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power
to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful
toward advancing any purpose; beneficial; profitable;
advantageous; as, vessels and instruments useful in a family;
books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts.
To what can I useful! --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Usefully \Use"ful*ly\, adv.
In a useful manner.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Usefulness \Use"ful*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being useful; utility;
serviceableness; advantage. --Addison.
Syn: Utility; value; profit. See {Utility}.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
usability
The effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction
with which users can achieve tasks in a particular environment
of a product. High usability means a system is: easy to learn
and remember; efficient, visually pleasing and fun to use; and
quick to recover from errors.
{(http://www.orrnet.com/)}.
(1999-04-01)
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