utility
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Adjective 3 meanings
Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
“utility line; utility bill”
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.
“utility room; utility corridor”
Functional rather than attractive.
Etymology
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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UTILITY at a glance
UTILITY has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (U 1 + T 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,480 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with utility
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
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