Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disutility

/ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: disu-til-i-ty
IPA: /ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪti/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

uselessness, a lack of utility

Countable; Uncountable

noun

negative utility

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1906, George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface Up to a certain point doctors, like carpenters and masons, must earn their living by doing the work that the public wants from them; and as it is not in the nature of things possible that such public want should be based on unmixed disutility, it may be admitted that doctors have their uses, real as well as imaginary."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English utility English disutility From dis- + utility.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disutilities (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce disutility?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪti/.
What does disutility mean?: uselessness, a lack of utility
Where does disutility come from?: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English utility English disutility From dis- + utility.

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