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(1):

(n.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2.

(2):

(n.) Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, - the foundation of utilitarianism.

(3):

(n.) The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Utility'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/utility.html. 1828.
 
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