UTILITY

Meaning

The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from Latin ūtilitās, from uti (“to use”). By surface analysis, utile + -ity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

• 2025-03-10IGURLTY
• 2025-01-10LYTMPUI
• 2024-01-14TYAUICL
• 2023-10-03ICYTULD
• 2023-08-11IYDUQTL