Antonyms for helpfulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : help-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛlp fəl


Definition of helpfulness

Origin :
  • late 14c., from help (n.) + -ful. Related: Helpfully; helpfulness.
  • noun assistance
Example sentences :
  • We do it in a sinister sense more often than by way of helpfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • He had not come back to woo, but as the old friend, ambitious of helpfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Their influence for good and helpfulness to their fellowmen will be everlasting.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Mother, thee must write and tell him about their 'helpfulness and obedience'!
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
  • The natives had praised to me the charity and helpfulness of this lady.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • Her songs were full of beauty and helpfulness, but poetry is not lucrative.
  • Extract from : « Girls and Women » by Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
  • There is inspiration, encouragement and helpfulness on every page.
  • Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
  • They indeed bind man to man in bonds of helpfulness and service.
  • Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde
  • There are many persons who will testify to their helpfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know » by Thomas Forsyth Hunt
  • It would be a step backward and not forward in the way of helpfulness to others.
  • Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott

Synonyms for helpfulness

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