utility
US
/juːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
UK
/juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
Meaning
The usefulness or practical value of something.
किसी चीज़ की उपयोगिता या काम आने की व्यावहारिक अहमियत।
Examples
“The team tested the utility of the new scheduling app before recommending it.”
“The utility of a paper map becomes clear when your phone battery dies.”
“The utilitarian design puts function ahead of decoration.”
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Not natural: The utility of this feature is very useful.
Better: This feature is very useful.
This sentence repeats the idea of usefulness. Use utility as a noun, or use useful as an adjective, but avoid combining them this way.
इस sentence में usefulness की बात दो बार हो रही है। या तो noun 'utility' इस्तेमाल करें या adjective 'useful'—दोनों को इस तरह साथ न रखें।
Not natural: The utility of the new tool is not much.
Better: The new tool has little utility.
When describing a low degree of practical value, 'has little utility' is more natural than saying the utility 'is not much.'
किसी चीज़ की कम उपयोगिता बताने के लिए 'has little utility' कहना ज्यादा natural है; 'utility is not much' आम तौर पर स्वाभाविक नहीं लगता।
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Utility is a noun meaning practical usefulness; useful is the adjective. Say 'the utility of this tool' or 'this tool is useful.'
Utility एक noun है, जिसका मतलब व्यावहारिक उपयोगिता है; useful adjective है। कहें 'the utility of this tool' या 'this tool is useful.'