Friction and Utility

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Friction noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

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Utility and friction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utility" instead a noun "Friction".

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

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Friction and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Friction" instead a noun "Utility".

high	high friction	high utility
low	low friction	low utility
substantial	substantial friction	substantial utility
sheer	sheer friction	sheer utility
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, little, social, incredible, minor, less, cultural.

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