UTILE
What does "UTILE" mean?
Useful; serving a practical purpose.
Meanings
- Useful or practical. The designer favored utile objects over purely decorative ones. formal
Did you know?
- The rare adjective 'utile' is a near-twin of 'useful' and shares its Latin root 'uti' with 'utilitarian' — the philosophy of judging actions purely by how much good they do.
Word origin
From Latin 'utilis' ('useful'), from 'uti' ('to use'); the same root that gives English 'utility' and 'utilitarian'.
Remember it
UTILE is UTILITY with the tail trimmed off — same root, same meaning: useful.
A little poem
No frill, no flourish, only fit for use-
the utile cup holds water, not excuse.
couplet
What it teaches
Useful is its own quiet beauty; a thing that works asks no permission to be admired.
Quick facts
What does UTILE mean?
Useful; serving a practical purpose.
Is UTILE a valid word?
Yes — UTILE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UTILE?
UTILE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UTILE come from?
From Latin 'utilis' ('useful'), from 'uti' ('to use'); the same root that gives English 'utility' and 'utilitarian'.
What can UTILE teach us?
Useful is its own quiet beauty; a thing that works asks no permission to be admired.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.