utility.
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
Meaning & usage
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
Something that is useful.
The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
The complex includes the usual utilities (gas and electricity) and amenities like wifi and a gym (toilets with toiletries).
A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
a graphics utility; a music utility
A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software.
I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.
The ability to play multiple positions.
A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from Latin ūtilitās, from uti (“to use”). By surface analysis, utile + -ity.
Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc.
Functional rather than attractive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from Latin ūtilitās, from uti (“to use”). By surface analysis, utile + -ity.
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