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helpful definition
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Grep of noun helpful helpfulness Overview of adj helpful The adj helpful has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) helpful -- (providing assistance or serving a useful function) 2. (5) helpful -- (of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps") 3. helpful -- (showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others") Antonyms of adj helpful 3 senses of helpful Sense 1 helpful (vs. unhelpful) unhelpful (vs. helpful) => unaccommodating => unconstructive => useless Sense 2 helpful INDIRECT (VIA useful) -> useless Sense 3 helpful INDIRECT (VIA cooperative) -> uncooperative Similarity of adj helpful 3 senses of helpful Sense 1 helpful (vs. unhelpful) => accommodating => adjuvant => assistive => face-saving => facilitative => facilitatory => implemental, instrumental => kind => laborsaving, laboursaving => reformative, reformatory => right-hand => stabilizing, stabilising => steadying => ministering, ministrant, attending Also See-> accommodating#1, accommodative#1; cooperative#2; encouraging#1; useful#1, utile#1 Sense 2 helpful => useful (vs. useless), utile Sense 3 helpful => cooperative (vs. uncooperative) Attributes of adj helpful Familiarity of adj helpful helpful used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj helpful helpful unhelpful Overview of adj helpful The adj helpful has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) helpful -- (providing assistance or serving a useful function) 2. (5) helpful -- (of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps") 3. helpful -- (showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others")
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