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util·i·tar·i·an·ism noun : a theory that the greatest good for the greatest number should be the main consideration in making a choice of actions

1utility noun, plural -ties 1 : fitness for some purpose or worth to some end : USEFULNESS

2 : something useful or designed for use

3 : a business organization performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation

4 : a public service or a commodity (as electricity or water) provided by a public utility; also : equipment to provide such or a similar service

Synonyms

account, avail, service, use, usefulness—more at USE

2utility adjective 1 : capable of serving esp. as a substitute in various uses or positions

2 : being of a usable but poor quality <~ beef>

utility knife noun : a knife designed for general use; especially : one with a retractable blade

uti·lize verb -lized; -liz·ing : to make use of : turn to profitable use

— uti·li·za·tion noun

Synonyms

apply, employ, exercise, exploit, harness, operate, use—more at USE

ut·most adjective 1 : situated at the farthest or most distant point : EXTREME

2 : of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount

— utmost noun

Synonyms

[1] extreme, farthest, furthest, outermost, ultimate—more at EXTREME

[2] consummate, maximum, most, nth, paramount, supreme, top, ultimate—more at ULTIMATE

uto·pia noun [ORIGIN: Utopia, imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia, fr. Gk ou not, no + topos place]

1 often cap : a place of ideal perfection esp. in laws, government, and social conditions

2 : an impractical scheme for social improvement

Synonyms

Eden, Elysium, heaven, paradise—more at PARADISE

1utopian adjective, often cap 1 : of, relating to, or resembling a utopia

2 : proposing ideal social and political schemes that are impractical

3 : VISIONARY

2utopian noun 1 : a believer in the perfectibility of human society

2 : one who proposes or advocates utopian schemes

Synonyms

dreamer, idealist, romantic, visionary—more at IDEALIST

1utter adjective [ORIGIN: ME, remote, fr. OE ūtera outer, compar. adj. fr. ūt out, adv.]

: carried to the utmost point or highest degree : ABSOLUTE <~ ruin>

2utter verb [ORIGIN: ME uttren, fr. utter outside, adv., fr. OE ūtor, compar. of ūt out]

1 : to send forth as a sound : express in usu. spoken words

2 : to put (as currency) into circulation

— ut·ter·er noun

Synonyms

articulate, say, speak, state, talk, tell, verbalize, vocalize—more at SAY

ut·ter·ance noun 1 : something uttered; especially : an oral or written statement

2 : the action of uttering with the voice

3 : power, style, or manner of speaking

Synonyms

articulation, expression, formulation, statement, voice—more at EXPRESSION

ut·ter·ly adverb : to the full extent

Synonyms

absolutely, all, altogether, clean, completely, entirely, fully, quite, totally, wholly—more at ALL

ut·ter·most adjective : existing in a very high degree : UTMOST

— uttermost noun

U–turn noun : a turn resembling the letter U; especially : a 180-degree turn made by a vehicle in a road

UV abbreviation ultraviolet

uvu·la noun, plural -las or -lae : the fleshy lobe hanging at the back of the roof of the mouth

— uvu·lar adjective

UW abbreviation underwriter

ux·o·ri·ous adjective : excessively devoted or submissive to a wife

V

1v noun, plural v's or vs often cap : the 22d letter of the English alphabet

2v abbreviation, often cap 1 vector

2 velocity

3 verb

4 verse

5 versus

6 very

7 victory

8 vide

9 voice

10 voltage

11 volume

12 vowel

V symbol 1 vanadium

2 volt

Va abbreviation Virginia

VA abbreviation 1 Veterans Administration

2 vice admiral

3 Virginia

va·can·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : a vacating esp. of an office, position, or piece of property

2 : a vacant office, position, or tenancy; also : the period during which it stands vacant

3 : empty space : VOID