utilitarian
Meanings
Plural: utilitarians
Noun
- someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
- Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
Adjective Satellite
- having a useful function
- "utilitarian steel tables"
- having utility often to the exclusion of values
- "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
Adj
- Of or relating to utility.
- Pertaining to utilitarianism.
- Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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