UTILITARIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does utilitarian mean? • UTILITARIAN (noun)
The noun UTILITARIAN has 1 sense:
1. someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
Familiarity information: UTILITARIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• UTILITARIAN (adjective)
The adjective UTILITARIAN has 2 senses:
1. having a useful function
2. having utility often to the exclusion of values
Familiarity information: UTILITARIAN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UTILITARIAN (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("utilitarian" is a kind of...):
moralist (a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems)
• UTILITARIAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Having a useful function
Synonyms:
utilitarian; useful
Context example:
utilitarian steel tables
Similar:
functional (designed for or capable of a particular function or use)
Meaning:
Having utility often to the exclusion of values
Context example:
plain utilitarian kitchenware
Similar:
useful; utile (being of use or service)
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