utile

Adjective
Synonyms: useful

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. being of use or service“the girl felt motherly and useful”“a useful job”“a useful member of society”Synonyms: usefulSimilar useable, multipurpose, reclaimable, utilitarian, handy, utilizable, serviceableRelates to utility, usefulnessSee also effective, expedient, helpful, profitable, serviceable

Related words usefulness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

U′tile adjective

Origin: L. utilis, fr. uti to use: cf. F. utile. See Use, transitive verb

Profitable; useful. obsolete

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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