C2adjective · rare

utilitarian

utilitarian · more utilitarian · most utilitarian

корисний

утилитарный, утилитный, утилитаристский

zweckmäßig, nützlich, utilitaristisch

Of or relating to utilityOf or relating to utility.

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/juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

» His callously utilitarian outlook doesn't earn him many friends.

Meaning

3 senses

Of or relating to utility.
nützlich, zweckmäßig
утили́тныйutilítnyj
having utility often to the exclusion of values
Pertaining to utilitarianism.
utilitaristisch
утилитари́стскийutilitarístskij
Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.
zweckmäßig
утилита́рныйutilitárnyj

Examples

6 sentences

His callously utilitarian outlook doesn't earn him many friends.
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The study of history offers to individuals major utilitarian learning outcomes.
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Utilitarian philosophers have tried to justify some messed-up things.
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Tom is a utilitarian.
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That's a rather utilitarian task.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

of or relating to utility:

pertaining to utilitarianism:

practical and functional, not just for show:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of or relating to utility:

pertaining to utilitarianism:

Origin

From utility + -arian. Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham as early as 1781, and

From utility + -arian. Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham as early as 1781, and popularized by his student John Stuart Mill, who mistakenly attributed the term to John Galt.

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