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useful
- /ˈjuːsfəl/ UK
- [ˈjuːsfɫ̩] UK
- /ˈjʉwsfəl̩/ British, Southern, Standard
- [ˈjʉw̯sfɫ̩] British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈjusfəl/ Canada, US
- [ˈjusfɫ̩] Canada, US
- /ˈjʉːsfəl/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈjʉːsfɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈjʉsfəl/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- [ˈjʉsfɫ̩] Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ˈɪʊsfəl/ Wales
- [ˈɪʊsfɫ̩] Wales
Where it comes from
From use + -ful.
adjective more useful · usefuller · most useful · usefullest · usefull
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Having a practical or beneficial use.
prove useful
Similar: handy, noteful, salutary, serviceable, utilitarian, utile, purposive, profitable · Opposite: unuseful, useless, unusable, unutilizable, inutile
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: utile, functional, serviceable, utilizable, useable, helpful, utilitarian, usable, valuable, important, reclaimable, reusable, practical, recyclable, multipurpose, of import
Translations
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adj having a practical or beneficial use
| Español | útil, servir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유용하다 yuyonghada, 도움이 되다 doum-i doeda |
| 日本語 | 使える tsukaeru, 有用な yūyō na, 便利な benri na, 役立つ yakudatsu |
| 中文 | 有用 yǒuyòng, 實用 /实用 shíyòng |
| हिन्दी | उपयोगी upyogī, उपयुक्त upyukt |
| Kiswahili | faida |
| Português | útil |
| Français | utile |
| Deutsch | nützlich, brauchbar |
| Italiano | utile |
| Ελληνικά | χρήσιμος chrísimos |
| Română | util, folositor, trebuincios |
| Русский | поле́зный poléznyj, приго́дный prigódnyj, практи́чный praktíčnyj, нели́шний nelíšnij |
| Tiếng Việt | có ích |
| العربية | مُفِيد mufīd, نَافِع nāfiʕ |
| עברית | שִׁמּוּשִׁי shimushí, מוֹעִיל mo'íl |
Talk about this word "useful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/useful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. useful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/useful "useful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/useful.Cite this
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title = {useful},
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