la
feminine
/utiliˈðað/
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Translation
usefulness, utility
Word origin
From Latin utilitas ('usefulness'), from utilis ('useful'), from uti ('to use'). The same root gives English 'utility' and 'use'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- utilitas
- English cognates
- utility, use
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralutilidades
Examples
aparato.
I do not see any usefulness in this device.
evidente.
The usefulness of this tool is obvious.
repartió .
The company shared out the profits among the partners.
buen diccionario gran .
A good dictionary is of great use for learning languages.
práctica método.
We studied the practical usefulness of each method.
Used in
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