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HELPFULNESS
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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)
