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utilitarian

[ yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or consisting in utility.
  2. having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. of, relating to, or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.


noun

  1. an adherent of utilitarianism.

utilitarian

/ Âá³ÜËËŒ³Ùɪ±ôɪˈ³Ùɛə°ùɪə²Ô /

adjective

  1. of or relating to utilitarianism
  2. designed for use rather than beauty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who believes in utilitarianism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·³Ü·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²¹°ùi·²¹²Ô adjective noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôu·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²¹°ùi·²¹²Ô adjective noun
  • ³Ü²Ôu·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²¹°ùi·²¹²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of utilitarian1

First recorded in 1775–85; utilit(y) + -arian
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In 2020, independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders stole the show with his utilitarian coat and patterned mittens - a gift from a constituent - that went viral for their contrast to a day of pomp and circumstance.

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And this is the problem that we promote this utilitarian “me first†sort of attitude on the left, and we've just been colonized by the right wing ways of thinking.

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"So it’s almost paradoxical that these are utilitarian goods," Josh Clarkson, a professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati, told The Washington Post.

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Other household products have similarly transcended their utilitarian roles to become pop culture icons.

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"This is not about some Machiavellian politics or some utilitarian calculation about an election," he told the crowd.

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