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service vs utility

utility vs service

service and utility both are nouns.

service is not an adjective while utility is an adjective.

service is a verb but utility is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
service Yes No Yes No
utility Yes Yes No No
As nouns, utility is a hyponym of service; that is, utility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than service:
  • service: work done by one person or group that benefits another
  • utility: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
Other hyponyms of service include consulting service, facility, national service, hot line, hotline.
As nouns, utility is a hyponym of service; that is, utility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than service:
  • service: a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
  • utility: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
service (noun) utility (noun)
an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
the act of public worship following prescribed rules a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play the quality of being of practical use
the act of mating by male animals (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
periodic maintenance on a car or machine (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
employment in or work for another
work done by one person or group that benefits another
(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
a means of serving
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
service (adjective) utility (adjective)
used of beef; usable but inferior
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
service (verb) utility (verb)
make fit for use
mate with
be used by; as of a utility
Difference between service and utility

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