utile

[ yoo-til, -tahyl ]

/ ˈyu tɪl, -taɪl /

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adjective

useful.

Nearby words

uther, uthman, uti, uti possidetis, utica, utile, utile dulci, utilicare, utilidor, utilitarian, utilitarianism

Origin of utile

1475–85; < Old French < Latin ūtilis, equivalent to ūt(ī) to use + -ilis -ile

Definition for utile (2 of 2)

utile dulci

[ oo-ti-le doo l-kee; English yoot-l-ee duhl-sahy, -see ]

/ ˈu tɪ lɛ ˈdʊl ki; English ˈyut l i ˈdʌl saɪ, -si /

Latin.

the useful with the pleasurable.

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Examples from the Web for utile

The utile and the dulce of the study of numismatics are shown in many ways.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864|Various
Utile ei videbatur plurimum posse alterius invidia; id quam iniustum in patriam et quam turpe esset, non videbat.
De Officiis|Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hoc autem, de quo nunc agimus, id ipsum est, quod "utile" appellatur.
De Officiis|Marcus Tullius Cicero
It also discusses whether there may be a conflict between the honestum and the utile.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

Ouvrage curieux, utile et intressant; propre inspirer le got de cet art, qui est pour nous un vrai prsent des cieux;' Paris, 1806.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)|Carl Engel

British Dictionary definitions for utile

utile

/ (ˈjuːtaɪl, -tɪl) /

adjective

an obsolete word for useful

Word Origin for utile

C15: via Old French from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī to use

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