utilitarian

English

Etymology

1781 utility +‎ -arian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˌtɪl.ɪˈteɪɹ.i.ən/

Adjective

utilitarian ‎(comparative more utilitarian, superlative most utilitarian)

1. of or relating to utility
2. practical and functional, not just for show.

Translations

practical and functional, not just for show

• Catalan: utilitari (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 功利主義 (zh) ‎(hant)

• French: utilitaire (fr) m, f, fonctionnel (fr) m, fonctionnelle (fr) f
• Greek: πρακτικός (el) m ‎(praktikós), λειτουργικός (el) m ‎(leitourgikós)

• Hebrew: תועלתי ‎(toalti)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utilitaristisk

Noun

utilitarian ‎(plural utilitarians)

1. Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

Translations

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

• Catalan: utilitari (ca) m, utilitària (ca) f
• French: utilitariste (fr) m, f

• Greek: ωφελιμιστής (el) m ‎(ofelimistís), ωφελιμίστρια (el) f ‎(ofelimístria)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utilitarist m

Derived terms

• utilitarianism
• futilitarianism
• utilitarianly