useful

adj.

1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.
2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.

usefully use'ful·ly adv.
usefulness use'ful·ness n.

adjective

1. Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose: functional, handy, practicable, practical, serviceable, utilitarian. See used/unused.
2. Affording benefit: advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward. See help/harm/harmless.
3. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, fit¹, good, meet², proper, suitable, tailor-made. See agree/disagree, good/bad.

adj

Definition: beneficial, valuable
Antonyms: invaluable, unusable, useless, worthless

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IN BRIEF: Helpful or practical; Beneficial; Utilitarian

I believe that almost all important, useful ideas are simple. — D. V. Lindley, Source: "Simplicity", RSS News, April 1995, page 1

Common misspelling(s) of useful

• usefull

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - anvendelig, nyttig, dygtig

idioms:

• comes in useful    vise sig nyttig, komme til god nytte
• make oneself useful    gøre sig nyttig
• useful load    nyttelast

Nederlands (Dutch)
bruikbaar, nuttig, verdienstelijk

Français (French)
adj. - utile, profitable, bon, compétent

idioms:

• come in useful    être très pratique
• make oneself useful    se rendre utile
• useful load    charge utile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - brauchbar, nützlich, praktisch, hilfreich, wertvoll

idioms:

• come in useful    kommt sehr gelegen, ist nützlich
• make oneself useful    sich nützlich machen
• useful load    Nutzlast

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χρήσιμος, ωφέλιμος

idioms:

• comes in useful    αποδεικνύομαι χρήσιμος
• make oneself useful    προσφέρω βοήθεια
• useful load    (οικον.) ωφέλιμο φορτίο

Italiano (Italian)
utile

idioms:

• comes in useful    può servire
• make oneself useful    rendersi utile
• useful load    carico utile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - útil, vantajoso

idioms:

• comes in useful    chega na hora
• make oneself useful    fazer-se útil
• useful load    carga útil

Русский (Russian)
полезный, пригодный, эффективный, успешный

idioms:

• comes in useful    оказываться полезным
• make oneself useful    находить себе применение
• useful load    полезный вес (самолета и пр.)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - útil, provechoso, bueno, cómodo, práctico

idioms:

• come in useful    resultar útil, adquirir nueva utilidad
• make oneself useful    ser útil, mostrarse útil
• useful load    carga útil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nyttig, användbar, lämplig, bra, tjänlig, fördelaktig, till nytta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有用的, 有帮手的, 有益的

idioms:

• comes in useful    以备不时之需, 需要的时候很有帮助
• make oneself useful    帮忙
• useful load    飞机等的有效载荷量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有用的, 有幫手的, 有益的

idioms:

• comes in useful    以備不時之需, 需要的時候很有幫助
• make oneself useful    幫忙
• useful load    飛機等的有效載荷量

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쓸모 있는, 유용한, 유능한

idioms:

• make oneself useful    여러모로 도움이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有効な, 便利な, 有能な

idioms:

• comes in useful    都合よく出回る
• useful load    積載量

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفيد, نافع, صالح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שימושי, מועיל, בעל-ערך‬

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