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meaningfulness
The quality of having meaning, purpose, or significance. It describes whether an action, thought, or existence is perceived as meaningful and justified.
Nach dem Schicksalsschlag stellte er die Sinnhaftigkeit seines ganzen Lebens infrage.
After the blow of fate, he questioned the meaningfulness of his entire life.
The word is derived from the adjective 'sinnhaft' (meaningful). The ending '-keit' is a typical way to form feminine nouns from adjectives that describe a quality or state.
Die Sinnhaftigkeit dieser Regel wurde von vielen bezweifelt.
The meaningfulness of this rule was doubted by many.
'Sinnhaftigkeit' (meaningfulness) is often used with verbs that express questioning or examining something. Typical phrases are 'die Sinnhaftigkeit infrage stellen' (to question the meaningfulness), 'bezweifeln' (to doubt), or 'prüfen' (to examine).
Die Mitarbeiter stellten die Sinnhaftigkeit der neuen Überstundenregelung infrage.
The employees questioned the meaningfulness of the new overtime regulation.
This word belongs more to written language and is used in formal, philosophical, or analytical discussions. It often sounds more reflective and abstract.
In der Debatte ging es um die Sinnhaftigkeit von Entwicklungshilfe.
The debate was about the meaningfulness of development aid.
meaning / sense
The Sinn of an action is its purpose or intention. Sinnhaftigkeit, by contrast, refers to the quality of being meaningful or justified. So one asks about the Sinn when asking about the specific goal; when evaluating something, one is more likely to consider its Sinnhaftigkeit.
Das Team bezweifelt die Sinnhaftigkeit der zusätzlichen Kontrolle, weil sie kaum Fehler verhindert.
The team doubts whether the additional check is worthwhile because it prevents hardly any errors.
Der Sinn der zusätzlichen Kontrolle ist, Fehler früh zu erkennen.
The purpose of the additional check is to detect errors early.
