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gainfulness

gainfulness

7.0
How much money or benefit something gives
  • noun
  • /ˈɡeɪn.fəl.nəs/
translation icon : rentabilidad
  • The gainfulness of this investment is evident in the increased returns over the years.

Examples

  • The gainfulness of completing this project on time will benefit the entire team.

  • To recognize this truth may be an achievement for someone who had not previously understood the significance and mutual gainfulness of interpersonal exchange.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many people are attracted to careers that promise a high level of gainfulness and job satisfaction.

Synonyms

profitability
vsgainfulness
35 3.9

The amount of money a business keeps after paying its costs

describes the general quality of providing benefit rather than measuring degree
profitableness
vsgainfulness
5.1

How much a business, project, or idea makes money and gives benefit

is broader, applying to any useful result rather than only advantage or money
lucrativeness
vsgainfulness
7.7

The quality of producing a lot of money

is broader, including nonfinancial benefits and advantages

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

How Profitable

profitability
35 3.9
gainfulness
7.0
loss
695 2.1

Surface Forms

gainfulness singular
gainfulnesses plural

Morphology

gainfulness = gainful (transparent) = gain + ful + ness

The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'gainful' by adding '-ness', preserving the meaning 'the quality of being gainful'.

Etymology

Gainfulness comes from the common word gain meaning 'profit' plus the parts -ful meaning 'full of' and -ness meaning 'state'. So gainfulness is the 'state of being full of profit', which is why it means the quality of giving benefit or profit.