Dictionary

useful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈɪʊsfɫ̩] (Wales)
• [ˈjuːsfɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈjʉwsfəl̩/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈjusfəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɪʊsfəl/ (Wales)
• /ˈjuːsfəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈjusfɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
• (California) audio
• [ˈjʉw̯sfɫ̩] (British, Southern, Standard)
• [ˈjʉsfɫ̩] (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• [ˈjʉːsfɫ̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈjʉsfəl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• /ˈjʉːsfəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From use + -ful.

Meanings

1. Having a practical or beneficial use.
   • That’s a very useful tool for gardeners.
   • practically useful
   • Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work. 2013 July–August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
   • She found the information extremely useful.
   • In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance. 1960 December, Cecil J. Allen, “Operating a mountain main line: the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 743:
   • prove useful

Forms

Antonyms

inutile · unuseful · unusable · useless · unutilizable

Deriveds

as useful as a chocolate teapot · Newell teapot · useful life time of useful consciousness · unuseful · usefulish · usefulness · useful idiot · come in useful · usefully · useful as a chocolate teapot · useful as tits on a bull

Synonyms

salutary · serviceable · handy · profitable · purposive · utile · utilitarian · noteful

Translations (133)

tr yararlı (having a practical or beneficial use) · cy buddiol (having a practical or beneficial use) · mfe itil (having a practical or beneficial use) · ja 役立つ (having a practical or beneficial use) · th ประโยชน์ (having a practical or beneficial use) · fr utile (having a practical or beneficial use) · ca útil (having a practical or beneficial use) · nn tenleg (having a practical or beneficial use) · fi käytännöllinen (having a practical or beneficial use) · fa-ira سودْمَنْد (having a practical or beneficial use) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (having a practical or beneficial use) · ja 便利な (having a practical or beneficial use) · alt керектӱ (having a practical or beneficial use) · he מוֹעִיל (having a practical or beneficial use) · ro folositor (having a practical or beneficial use) · kea jeitozu (having a practical or beneficial use) · ka გამოსადეგი (having a practical or beneficial use) · pl pożyteczny (having a practical or beneficial use) · got 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍃 (having a practical or beneficial use) · mn хэрэгтэй (having a practical or beneficial use) · sh употрѐбљив (having a practical or beneficial use) · yi נוצלעך (having a practical or beneficial use) · tvl aogaa (having a practical or beneficial use) · az lazımlı (having a practical or beneficial use) · ar مُفِيد (having a practical or beneficial use) · tg муфид (having a practical or beneficial use) · lo ທົ່ວໄປ (having a practical or beneficial use) · az faydalı (having a practical or beneficial use) · sh kȍrīstan (having a practical or beneficial use) · sh ко̏рӣстан (having a practical or beneficial use) · ro trebuincios (having a practical or beneficial use) · ckb بەسوود (having a practical or beneficial use) · hi उपयोगी (having a practical or beneficial use) · tk peýdaly (having a practical or beneficial use) · uk кори́сний (having a practical or beneficial use) · ru практи́чный (having a practical or beneficial use) · sh upotrèbljiv (having a practical or beneficial use) · hy օգտակար (having a practical or beneficial use) · ru поле́зный (having a practical or beneficial use) · es servir (having a practical or beneficial use) · nl nuttig (having a practical or beneficial use) · af nuttig (having a practical or beneficial use) · hu hasznos (having a practical or beneficial use) · de brauchbar (having a practical or beneficial use) · sv nyttig (having a practical or beneficial use) · sk užitočný (having a practical or beneficial use) · tl may bisa (having a practical or beneficial use) · ms berguna (having a practical or beneficial use) · da tjenlig (having a practical or beneficial use) · lt naudingas (having a practical or beneficial use) · arz مفيد (having a practical or beneficial use) · bg поле́зен (having a practical or beneficial use) · es útil (having a practical or beneficial use) · ur مُفِید (having a practical or beneficial use) · sv användbar (having a practical or beneficial use) · ckb بەکەڵک (having a practical or beneficial use) · ru приго́дный (having a practical or beneficial use) · tr faydalı (having a practical or beneficial use) · fo nýttigur (having a practical or beneficial use) · id berguna (having a practical or beneficial use) · cs užitečný (having a practical or beneficial use) · de nützlich (having a practical or beneficial use) · sl uporaben (having a practical or beneficial use) · cmn 有用 (having a practical or beneficial use) · ka ვარგისი (having a practical or beneficial use) · yi ניצלעך (having a practical or beneficial use) · ro util (having a practical or beneficial use) · oc util (having a practical or beneficial use) · ang nytt (having a practical or beneficial use) · da nyttig (having a practical or beneficial use) · ga acrach (having a practical or beneficial use) · yue 有用 (having a practical or beneficial use) · et kasulik (having a practical or beneficial use) · io utila (having a practical or beneficial use) · ug پايدىلىق (having a practical or beneficial use) · alt јараар (having a practical or beneficial use) · bn ব্যবহারযোগ্য (having a practical or beneficial use) · rsk хасновити (having a practical or beneficial use) · fa-ira فایِدِهناک (having a practical or beneficial use) · tg фоидаовар (having a practical or beneficial use) · pdt deenstboa (having a practical or beneficial use) · ka მარგებელი (having a practical or beneficial use) · pt útil (having a practical or beneficial use) · ar نَافِع (having a practical or beneficial use) · gl útil (having a practical or beneficial use) · la ūtilis (having a practical or beneficial use) · lv derīgs (having a practical or beneficial use) · ga úsáideach (having a practical or beneficial use) · nb nyttig (having a practical or beneficial use) · ckb بە دەسد (having a practical or beneficial use) · kk пайдалы (having a practical or beneficial use) · ja 有用な (having a practical or beneficial use) · fy nuttich (having a practical or beneficial use) · ko 유용하다 (having a practical or beneficial use) · be кары́сны (having a practical or beneficial use) · ast útil (having a practical or beneficial use) · pl użyteczny (having a practical or beneficial use) · fa-ira مُفید (having a practical or beneficial use) · ja 使える (having a practical or beneficial use) · ka სასარგებლო (having a practical or beneficial use) · sq dobishëm (having a practical or beneficial use) · pap útil (having a practical or beneficial use) · yi נוציק (having a practical or beneficial use) · gd goireasach (having a practical or beneficial use) · ko 도움이 되다 (having a practical or beneficial use) · te ఉపయోగకరము (having a practical or beneficial use) · sw faida (having a practical or beneficial use) · ur فائِدَہ مَنْد (having a practical or beneficial use) · az xeyirli (having a practical or beneficial use) · tg судманд (having a practical or beneficial use) · fi hyödyllinen (having a practical or beneficial use) · is gagnlegur (having a practical or beneficial use) · pdt nutzboa (having a practical or beneficial use) · grc χρήσιμος (having a practical or beneficial use) · vi có ích (having a practical or beneficial use) · ru нели́шний (having a practical or beneficial use) · fa-ira سودْآوَر (having a practical or beneficial use) · eo utila (having a practical or beneficial use) · pl przydatny (having a practical or beneficial use) · uz foydali (having a practical or beneficial use) · hi उपयुक्त (having a practical or beneficial use) · alt тузалу (having a practical or beneficial use) · cmn 實用 /实用 (having a practical or beneficial use) · mi whaihua (having a practical or beneficial use) · it utile (having a practical or beneficial use) · el χρήσιμος (having a practical or beneficial use) · lb sënnvoll (having a practical or beneficial use) · nb tjenlig (having a practical or beneficial use) · ky пайдалуу (having a practical or beneficial use) · tl makabuluhan (having a practical or beneficial use) · he שִׁמּוּשִׁי (having a practical or beneficial use) · ht itil (having a practical or beneficial use) · mk користен (having a practical or beneficial use)