utility

[ yoo-til-i-tee ]
/ yuˈtɪl ɪ ti /

noun, plural u·til·i·ties.

adjective

Origin of utility

1350–1400; Middle English utilite < Old French utelite < Latin ūtilitās, equivalent to ūtil(is) useful (see utile) + -itās -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM utility

non·u·til·i·ty, noun, plural non·u·til·i·ties.

British Dictionary definitions for non-utility

utility
/ (juːˈtɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for utility

C14: from Old French utelite, from Latin ūtilitās usefulness, from ūtī to use