útil

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūtilis.

Adjective

útil (epicene, plural útiles)

1. useful (having a practical or beneficial use)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūtilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈu.til]

Adjective

útil m or f (masculine and feminine plural útils)

1. useful, helpful, handy

   Antonym: inútil

Further reading

• “útil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

útil m or f (plural útiles)
útil m or f (plural úteis, reintegrationist norm)

1. useful

   Antonym: inútil

Further reading

• “útil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “útil” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -util, (Brazil) -ut͡ʃiw
• Hyphenation: ú‧til

Adjective

útil m or f (plural úteis)

1. profitable; advantageous
2. helpful

   Em que lhe posso ser útil? ― How can I help you? (literally, “How can I be helpful to you?”)

3. useful

   Antonym: inútil

   Meu dicionário é muito útil. ― My dictionary is very useful.

4. valid

Noun

útil m (plural úteis)

1. what is useful

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūtilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈutil/ [ˈu.t̪il]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -util
• Syllabification: ú‧til

Adjective

útil m or f (masculine and feminine plural útiles)

1. helpful; useful

   Synonyms: fructífero, provechoso

   Antonyms: inútil, infructuoso, inservible

Further reading

• “útil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10