utilitarian

English

Etymology

1781 utility +‎ -arian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /juˌtɪl.ɪˈteɪɹ.i.ən/

Adjective

utilitarian (comparative more utilitarian, superlative most utilitarian)

of or relating to utility
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 or f, fonctionnel (fr) m, fonctionnelle (fr) f
Greek: πρακτικός (el) m (praktikós), λειτουργικός (el) m (leitourgikós)

Hebrew: תועלתי‎ (toalti)
Irish: fóntaíoch
Norwegian:
Bokmål: utilitaristisk
Russian: утилита́рный (ru) (utilitárnyj)

Noun

utilitarian (plural utilitarians)

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

Translations

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

Catalan: utilitari (ca) m, utilitària (ca) f
French: utilitariste (fr) m or f
Greek: ωφελιμιστής (el) m (ofelimistís), ωφελιμίστρια (el) f (ofelimístria)

Irish: fóntaí m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: utilitarist m

Derived terms

Further reading

"utilitarian" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 327.

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