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utile

u·tile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo-til, -tahyl]
    • /ˈyu tɪl, -taɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo-til, -tahyl]
    • /ˈyu tɪl, -taɪl/

Definitions of utile word

  • abbreviation UTILE useful. 1
  • abbreviation UTILE useful 0
  • noun utile (economics) A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction. 0
  • adjective utile (now rare) Useful. 0
See all 4 definitions of utile

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Origin of utile

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Old French < Latin ūtilis, equivalent to ūt(ī) to use + -ilis -ile

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Parts of speech for Utile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Utile

utile popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

utile usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for utile

adj utile

  • all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
  • assistive — providing a means of reducing a physical impairment
  • consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
  • doable — capable of being done.
  • functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.

adjective utile

  • aiding — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • wieldy — readily wielded or managed, as in use or action.
  • workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
All 15 Synonyms of utile

Antonyms for utile

adjective utile

  • inconveniently — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
  • misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
All 2 Antonyms of utile

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