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What is the noun for helpfulness?

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help
  1. (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
  2. (usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
  3. Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer.
  4. (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
  5. (uncountable, euphemistic) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The help he would regularly provide to his elderly neighbor was much appreciated.”
      “The calculator was a great help with my math homework.”
      “You really ought to seek help for your depression.”
helpmate
  1. A person who supplies help or companionship.
  2. A wife or spouse.
  3. (chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “My best friend has always been my helpmate, supporting me in every step of my journey.”
      “Each of these women exhibits a need to give and receive love, and each finds fulfillment as a helpmate and companion to a deserving man.”
      “My wife has been my best helpmate throughout our journey, supporting and encouraging me every step of the way.”
helping
  1. (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
  2. (figuratively, countable) An amount or quantity
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He's the sort of millionaire who would insist that his chauffeur stops at a welfare restaurant to fetch him a helping of chicken wings.”
helplessness
  1. The state of being helpless.
  2. A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “One element of contemporary life is the experience of helplessness in the face of overwhelming events and processes.”
      “It's a mesmerizing film, one that evokes the affectlessness of modern war and the helplessness of its victims.”
      “Now he is missing and his relatives back home are frantic with worry and helplessness.”
helper
  1. One who helps; an aide.
  2. (Singapore) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I feel so lucky to have a daughter who is an enthusiastic helper in the kitchen.”
      “You have the perfect opportunity to turn the grouch in your life into the equivalent of Santa's little helper this weekend.”
      “But last September she applied to be a backstage helper in a panto and said she wanted to be Miss Garland's dresser.”
helpliness
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being helply
helpfulness
  1. The quality of being helpful.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “That I could do so was largely thanks to the helpfulness of those around me, who allowed me to take time off to write.”
      “I have received a great deal of positive feedback about the helpfulness of the manual to workers.”
      “The teacher created an ongoing dialogue about universal issues such as friendship, empathy, kindness, and helpfulness.”
helpe
  1. Obsolete spelling of help
helpee
  1. One who is helped.
helplessnesses
helpfulnesses
helpmates
  1. (Britain) plural of helpmate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They saw themselves not as independent thinkers but as helpmates and surrogates to absent husbands and fathers.”
      “The villagers entered the hut then, and it became obvious to John that these were not ordinary Santa's helpers, but his closest confidantes and helpmates.”
      “In marriages, they were seen as partners, rather than helpmates, and men and women discussed concerns and made major decisions together.”
helpings
  1. plural of helping
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  3. Examples:
    1. “For generous helpings of protein and low levels of fat, pork loin and tenderloin are on par with chicken breast.”
      “He may be palatable in small slices, but in heaping helpings, he's enough to put you off your pudding for good.”
      “He finished off two huge helpings with gusto and annihilated my entire collection of home-baked almond macaroons.”
helpers
  1. plural of helper
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  3. Examples:
    1. “More than half of the sports clubs contacted in a recent survey said they would welcome a national drive to recruit more helpers.”
      “The back of the hall is given over entirely to Bernie Dunne, wardrobe mistress and her helpers.”
      “She designs and cuts every dress herself, and has a tailor and two helpers.”
helpees
  1. plural of helpee
helps
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