helpfulness
Ready to assist
Helpfulness is the quality of being useful or willing to assist.
It can describe a person's disposition Her helpfulness made the transition easier or the practical value of something the helpfulness of the guide.
The word often appears in contexts evaluating service or advice: I appreciated the helpfulness of the staff.
Support or aid given
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- conciergeGuest services attendant
- support staffWorkers aiding main operations
receptionist · attendant · guide · advisor · consultant · representative · facilitator · troubleshooting
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- backingAid or sponsorship
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
mentoring · advocacy · resources · reinforcement · collaboration · facilitation · coaching · counsel
Prioritizing others over oneself
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- charityVoluntary aid for others
goodwill · volunteerism · social conscience · giving · sacrifice · unselfishness · goodness · activism
Considerate, caring disposition
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
- obligingnessReadiness to assist others
- accommodatingWilling to help others
willingness · courteousness · graciousness · friendliness · approachability · warmth · eagerness · readiness
Quality of being useful
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- valueImportance or price
benefit · applicability · relevance · informativeness · resourcefulness · handiness · instructiveness · constructiveness
Supportive care-giving
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- solicitudeAttentive care and concern
- patienceCalm during delays
gentleness · warmth · looking after · tending · caregiving · bedside manner · ministering · comforting
assistance
Support or aid given
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- conciergeGuest services attendant
support staff · receptionist · attendant · guide · advisor · consultant · representative · facilitator · troubleshooting · hotline
assistance
Support or aid given
encouragement · mentoring · advocacy · resources · reinforcement · collaboration · facilitation · coaching · counsel · advice
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
charity · goodwill · volunteerism · social conscience · giving · sacrifice · unselfishness · goodness · activism · solidarity
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
- obligingnessReadiness to assist others
accommodating · willingness · courteousness · graciousness · friendliness · approachability · warmth · eagerness · readiness · cooperativeness
practicality
Quality of being useful
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
value · benefit · applicability · relevance · informativeness · resourcefulness · handiness · instructiveness · constructiveness · productivity
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- solicitudeAttentive care and concern
patience · gentleness · warmth · looking after · tending · caregiving · bedside manner · ministering · comforting · soothing
- benevolencealtruism, benevolence, charity work, generosity, giving
- caringcare, concern, attentiveness, tenderness, nurturing
- compassionsympathy, empathy, caring, kindness, tenderness
- likable traitsfriendliness, amiability, affability, agreeableness, likability
- Southern hospitalitywarm welcome, welcome, friendliness, neighborliness, good neighbor
- service qualityreliability, responsiveness, courtesy, professionalism, friendliness
helpfulnessuselessness
Lack of practical value
unhelpfulness · ineffectiveness · futility · worthlessness · inefficiency
helpfulnessunhelpfulness
Failure to assist
selfishness · indifference · obstructiveness · uncooperativeness · obstructionism
helpfulnessmalice
Intent to cause harm
hostility · malevolence · harmfulness · spite · ill will