utility
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3.5
- noun
- /juːˈtɪləti/
:
utilidad
- The inventor's new gadget has great utility for everyday tasks around the house.
- practical utility
- limited utility
- demonstrate the utility
They've got no utility to the seller unless they're sold.
- They've got no utility to the seller unless they're sold.
- And so we think the utility really needs to come first.
- Because my North Star is utility and I'm looking at physics going.
- He says this can actually be argued for on the basis of utility or usefulness.
- But there there is a utility and a purpose to having the word Nazi.
- It's fun, the print is cute, It still has that utility pocket vibe going on.
- Knowing that has no utility for you.
- So what is bad is dwelling on things past the point of utility.
- However, there is utility in that.
- And that's another, that's another example of the pragmatic utility of those injunctions.
- Is, is there any utility in feeling anxious between now and Tuesday?
- So Hegel's fine utility before was this utility now means something more.
- This phone just seems to encourage the the utility.
Examples
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But Anna has demonstrated the utility of her gifts.
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And in this way you can increase the utility and ease of training.
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And so we think the utility really needs to come first.
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It's a very practical utility more than anything.
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Could you speak to the importance or utility of prayer in your life?
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Further research to study the impact and therapeutic utility of these actions is also recommended.
Academic text (2011) -
Their value resides primarily in the utility of their service to someone or something else.
Academic text (2013) -
Results show that, with curriculum designed to emphasize utility and interest, students forged a high degree of motivation.
Academic text (2012) -
Results of this study provide further support for the utility of CBM-R in evaluating students' reading achievement.
Academic text (2013) -
The current study examined the existence and utility of a dual-factor model in early adolescence.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The purpose or job that something has
∞
1.3
How much something is worth in money or how useful it is
149
1.5
A quality that makes something valuable or useful
116
1.4
The state of being easy or useful for people
40
1.6
How much something helps people in practical situations
8
5.7
How relevant or suitable something is for a particular use
A measure of how well something works for people
The quality that makes something helpful and easy to work with
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
8
3.2
An organization that provides essential services like water or electricity and is regulated by the government
- Specialized
3
7.0
Extra enjoyment you get from one more item, like a slice of pizza
- Jargon
1
4.9
A team member who can play several positions well in sports like baseball
- Specialized
1
3.8
A computer tool that does system tasks like cleaning files or scanning for viruses
- Specialized
A company that supplies water, electricity, or gas and is run under government rules
- Specialized
A loan to build public services like water or electricity paid back from the money those services earn
- Specialized
Money a government or city borrows to pay for public services like water and electricity
How Useful
Surface Forms
Morphology
utility = use (semi-transparent) = util + ity
The abstract sense 'usefulness' corresponds to the basic verb/noun 'use', but the form 'util-' is less familiar to learners, so the relation is not fully form-transparent.
Etymology
Utility comes from an old Latin root utilis meaning 'useful' and uti meaning 'to use'. So utility is about the practical 'use' or value something gives you.