English → Latin
“useful” in Latin
ūtilisuseful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful; fit, suitable, adapted, propersălūbrishealth-givingsalūtōto preserve, keep safe; to greet, salute; to pay respectsefficāxefficacious, effectual, powerful, efficientcommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyaccommodōto fit or adapt something to something else, lay, put or hang on, attach; prepare (for a use), provide; to adjust, adaptaptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, propersalūberhealthy, salubrious; salutary, beneficial; wholesomeūsususe, employment, exercise, advantage; practice; experience, discipline, skill
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
useful
utilis (useful; ☞ conducibilis does not belong to good prose): salubris (as masculine, Cic., Cels.; saluber, Varr. and Ov.): salutaris (salutary; the latter also with ad aliquid): efficax (efficacious): commodus: accommodatus: aptus (convenient, fit). To be useful, utilem, etc. esse; usui, utilitati esse; ex usu esse; prodesse; conducere; for any purpose, valere or vim habere ad aliquid (to have influence upon anything): prodesse or adjuvare ad aliquid (to be of use toward effecting an object; the latter also, with ut).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for useful?
- The usual Latin words for “useful” are ūtilis, sălūbris, salūtō; also efficāx, commodus, accommodō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.