serviceableness

as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose the serviceableness of most of the junk that my grandfather had been hoarding was very doubtful

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Noun
  • Every business of every size needs to analyze and assess the validity and usefulness of its processes at least every two years.
    Brenda Abdilla, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Labor—the activity of turning nonhuman nature into human usefulness—lies at the heart of all societies.
    Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Which is where the use of passphrases enters the equation.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • While the Army and Navy hope to soon deploy the first US hypersonic missile for use in combat, the military continues pursuing more advanced hypersonic technology.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Dahl suggested avenues for investigation, to little avail.
    Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • To little avail, as Tesla stock dropped and mobs have set fire to cars in dealer lots.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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