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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun utility has 6 senses
- utility(n = noun.group) public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation; is a kind of service
- utility(n = noun.attribute) usefulness - the quality of being of practical use; is a kind of quality
- utility(n = noun.act) - the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane" is a kind of service
- utility(n = noun.quantity) - (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice; is a kind of metric, system of measurement
- utility(n = noun.communication) service program, utility program - (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" is a kind of computer program, computer programme, program, programme
- utility(n = noun.artifact) - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" has particulars: electrical plant, electrical system, heat, heating, heating plant, heating system, plumbing, plumbing system
has particulars: phone company, phone service, telco, telephone company, telephone service, electric company, light company, power company, power service, water company, waterworks, gas company, gas service, bus company, bus service
has particulars: detergence, detergency, function, purpose, role, use, helpfulness, use, serviceability, serviceableness, usability, usableness, useableness, instrumentality, practicality, practicability, practicableness
Antonym: inutility
Derived forms adjective utile1, verb utilise1, adjective utilitarian1, adjective utilitarian2, verb utilize1
has particulars: marginal utility
has particulars: device driver, driver, diagnostic program, input program, output program, sort program, sorting program, trace program
has parts: service routine, utility routine
is a kind of facility, installation
Adjective utility has 2 senses
- utility(s = adj.all) utility-grade - used of beef; usable but inferior;
- utility(s = adj.all) substitute - capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
CIDE DICTIONARY
utility, n. [OE. utilite, F. utilité, L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See Utile.].
- The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines. [1913 Webster]"The utility of the enterprises was, however, so great and obvious that all opposition proved useless." [1913 Webster]
- Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2. [1913 Webster]"Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in political economy should be called by that name and no other." [1913 Webster]
- Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail; service.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
utility, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the condition of being useful or profitable.
2 a useful thing.
3 = public utility.
4 (attrib.) a severely practical and standardized (utility furniture). b made or serving for utility.
1 the condition of being useful or profitable.
2 a useful thing.
3 = public utility.
4 (attrib.) a severely practical and standardized (utility furniture). b made or serving for utility.
Idiom
utility room a room equipped with appliances for washing, ironing, and other domestic work. utility vehicle (or truck etc.) a vehicle capable of serving various functions.
Etymology
ME f. OF utilit{eacute} f. L utilitas -tatis (as UTILE)