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HELPFULNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

Synonyms:

helpfulness; kindliness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("helpfulness" is a kind of...):

friendliness (a friendly disposition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The property of providing useful assistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("helpfulness" is a kind of...):

usefulness; utility (the quality of being of practical use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helpfulness"):

avail; help; service (a means of serving)

Derivation:

helpful (providing assistance or serving a useful function)

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