The difference between Usefulness and Utility
When used as nouns, usefulness means the quality or degree of being useful, whereas utility means the state or condition of being useful.
Utility is also adjective with the meaning: having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
check bellow for the other definitions of Usefulness and Utility
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Usefulness as a noun:
The quality or degree of being useful.
Examples:
"The usefulness of his latest reorganisation has been disputed."
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Utility as a noun:
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
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Utility as a noun:
Something that is useful.
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Utility as a noun (economics):
The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
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Utility as a noun (philosophy):
Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
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Utility as a noun (business, finance):
A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities of such a provider.
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Utility as a noun (computing):
A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system or application software.
Examples:
"I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files."
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Utility as a noun (sports):
The ability to play multiple positions.
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Utility as an adjective:
Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
Examples:
"utility line; utility bill"
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Utility as an adjective:
Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace, water tank/heater, circuit breaker, and/or air conditioning unit; and often equipped with hookups for laundry equipment (washer/dryer).
Examples:
"utility room"