utilidade

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin ūtilitās.

Noun

utilidade f (uncountable)

  1. usefulness, utility

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilitātem (usefulness), from ūtor (to use; to employ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.t͡ʃi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.t͡ʃi.liˈda.de/

  • Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧da‧de

Noun

utilidade f (plural utilidades)

  1. (uncountable) usefulness (quality of being useful)
    Synonyms: aplicação, préstimo, serventia
    Antonyms: imprestabilidade, inutilidade
  2. utensil (small specialised implement)
    Synonyms: ferramenta, implemento, utensílio
  3. a use; a function
    Synonyms: aplicação, função, uso

Derived terms