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1. (adj.) utilitarian
of, pertaining to, or characterized by utility.
2. utilitarian
designed for or concerned with utility or usefulness rather than beauty, etc.
3. utilitarian
of, pertaining to, or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
4. (n.) utilitarian
an adherent of utilitarianism.
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| Definition of 'Utilitarian' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) utilitarian
someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
2. (adj) utilitarian, useful
having a useful function
"utilitarian steel tables"
3. (adj) utilitarian
having utility often to the exclusion of values
"plain utilitarian kitchenware"
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| Definition of 'Utilitarian' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Utilitarian
of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; /iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art
2. (adj) Utilitarian
of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the Utilitarian Society
3. (noun) Utilitarian
one who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism
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Sense: useful rather than ornamental
Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.
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 Afrikaans: eenvoudig, nuttig |
 Arabic: نَفْعي |
 Bulgarian: полезен |
 Brazilian: utilitário |
 Czech: užitkový |
 German: nützlich |
 Danish: funktionel |
 Greek: πρακτικός, λειτουργικός |
 Spanish: utilitario |
 Estonian: praktiline |
 Farsi: دارای کارایی؛ کارور |
 Finnish: käytännöllinen |
 French: utilitaire |
 Hebrew: שִימוּשִי |
 Hindi: सजावटी के बजाय उपयोगी होन |
 Croatian: koristan |
 Hungarian: praktikus |
 Indonesian: berguna |
 Icelandic: sem hefur notagildi/gerir |
 Italian: pratico, funzionale |
 Japanese: 実用的な |
 Korean: 실용적인 |
 Lithuanian: utilitarinis, praktinis |
 Latvian: utilitārs; pielietojams |
 Malay: utilitarian |
 Dutch: utilitair |
 Norwegian: funksjonell, nyttepreget |
 Polish: utylitarny |
 Persian: دارای کارایی؛ کارور |
 Pashto: دګټې، ګټور، دساتفادې: دګټ |
 Portuguese: utilitário |
 Romanian: utilitar |
 Russian: утилитарный |
 Slovak: úžitkový |
 Slovenian: uporaben, koristen |
 Serbian: utilitaristički |
 Swedish: ändamålsenlig, praktisk |
 Thai: ซึ่งนึกถึงประโยชน์ใช้สอยเ |
 Turkish: yararcı, faydacı |
 Taiwanese: 實用的 |
 Ukrainian: утилітарний |
 Urdu: افاديت والا، مفيد |
 Vietnamese: vị lợi , thiết thực |
 Chinese: 实用的 |
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