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helpfulness

helpfulness

3 2.3
Willingness to support other people
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛlpfəl.nəs/
translation icon : disposición a ayudar
  • The teacher's helpfulness in providing extra resources helped the students excel in their exams.
  • perceived helpfulness
  • helpfulness perceptions
  • helpfulness rating

And all of that helpfulness turns into cruel rage, as it does for all forms of narcissism.

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Examples

  • Students were asked to rate the quality and helpfulness of orientation and counseling services.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Findings related to students' perceptions of the helpfulness of the school library are presented next.

    Academic text (2011)
  • However, all men within each group gave orientation a higher helpfulness rating than did women.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The message is one of helpfulness and fiscal discipline.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Would the helpfulness of this resource increase the tendency for students to seek assistance from a librarian?

    Academic text (2012)
  • Very few White men and women, however, rated this element as key to orientation's helpfulness.

    Academic text (1995)
  • His friends spoke about his kindness, his laugh, his graciousness, his helpfulness and consideration to everyone around him.

  • Students discussed instructional strategies as the primary aspect of their teacher's helpfulness.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The following subcategories emerged as integral to students' construction of these perceptions of teachers' helpfulness: teachers' instructional strategies, approachable/supportive behaviors, and availability.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Her helpfulness in organizing the charity event made it a tremendous success.

Synonyms

help
vshelpfulness
1.0

An act that makes something easier for someone

is the stable quality of being willing or able rather than a single action
assistance
vshelpfulness
947 1.0

Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money

is a personal quality of readiness or ability rather than the act of giving aid
kindness
vshelpfulness
297 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

is centered on readiness or ability to assist not only on friendly acts
generosity
vshelpfulness
128 2.1

Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others

is broader covering readiness or ability to assist beyond material giving
helping hand
vshelpfulness
31 1.4

Someone who gives support when you need it

is the trait of being willing or able rather than a single act of aid
altruism
vshelpfulness
24 6.5

Caring about other people's needs more than your own

is the personal quality of readiness or ability to assist rather than a guiding principle
friendliness
vshelpfulness
16 1.0

A kind and pleasant way of treating other people

adds the element of willingness or capacity to assist beyond pleasantness
benevolence
vshelpfulness
16 6.1

Kind feelings and actions that help other people

focuses on being willing or able in practice rather than only having good intent
selflessness
vshelpfulness
14 3.9

To care more about other people's needs than your own

is about being willing or able rather than specifically about personal sacrifice
niceness
vshelpfulness
11 1.3

A kind and polite way of treating other people

has the specific meaning of being willing or able to assist beyond simple politeness
thoughtfulness
vshelpfulness
8 2.9

Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings

places emphasis on being willing or able to assist rather than only noticing needs
beneficence
vshelpfulness
  • Formal
2 8.4

Kind acts that help other people

is the general disposition to be willing or able rather than the acts themselves
unselfishness
vshelpfulness
2 3.4

Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own

focuses on readiness to assist rather than on sacrificing one's own interests
supportiveness
vshelpfulness
1 3.2

Helping and encouraging others when they need it

is the general readiness or ability to assist beyond emotional backing
kind-heartedness
vshelpfulness
1 2.2

Being caring and helpful to people who need support

emphasizes readiness or capacity to assist rather than only caring feelings
kindliness
vshelpfulness
1 3.2

Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people

highlights willingness or ability to assist rather than mere friendliness
obligingness
vshelpfulness
7.5

Readiness to help other people when asked

is the broader quality of being willing or able rather than eager to do favors
good-naturedness
vshelpfulness
3.2

A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others

focuses on willingness to assist rather than just being pleasant
towardness
vshelpfulness
  • Archaic
8.9

A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people

emphasizes being willing or able more generally rather than only cooperation
generousness
vshelpfulness
3.4

Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything

focuses on readiness to assist in general rather than only giving resources
serviceableness
vshelpfulness
7.5

The ability to be useful and help people or do a job

adds the element of willingness to the ability to assist
prosociality
vshelpfulness
  • Specialized
9.2

A way of behaving that helps other people and makes the community better

is a personal readiness to assist rather than wide social actions
kindheartedness
vshelpfulness
3.9

A caring and generous attitude toward other people

is more about readiness or capacity to assist rather than just warm feeling
considerateness
vshelpfulness
6.1

Care for other people's needs and feelings

is more about readiness or ability to assist rather than mere attentiveness

Antonyms

Not giving support or advice when someone needs it

How Helpful

assistance
947 1.0
helpfulness
3 2.3

Surface Forms

helpfulness singular
helpfulnesses plural

Morphology

helpfulness = helpful (transparent) = help + ful + ness

The noun is regularly formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'helpful', which itself is transparently 'help' + '-ful'.

Etymology

The word helpfulness comes from the simple word help, which means 'to give help', plus the endings -ful ('full of') and -ness ('state or quality'). So helpfulness is the 'quality of being ready to help', like a friend who reaches out a hand to lift you up.