helpful
[help-fuh l]
- giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
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Origin of helpful
Synonyms
See more synonyms for helpful on Thesaurus.comuseful, convenient; beneficial, advantageous.
Antonyms
useless, inconvenient.
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Examples from the Web for helpfulness
Contemporary Examples
The helpfulness of the Dutch points to one of the darkest statistics of the war.
Historical Examples
We do it in a sinister sense more often than by way of helpfulness.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
He had not come back to woo, but as the old friend, ambitious of helpfulness.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Their influence for good and helpfulness to their fellowmen will be everlasting.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Mother, thee must write and tell him about their 'helpfulness and obedience'!
Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)Constance Fenimore Woolson
The natives had praised to me the charity and helpfulness of this lady.
In the Forbidden LandArnold Henry Savage Landor
helpful
- serving a useful function; giving help
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Word Origin and History for helpfulness
helpful
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