The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Usefulness \Use"ful*ness\, n. The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Syn: Utility; value; profit. See Utility. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
usefulness n 1: the quality of being of practical use [syn: utility, usefulness] [ant: inutility, unusefulness, uselessness]