utilitarian
Etymology
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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 (novelist).
Pronunciation Adjectiveutilitarian
- Of or relating to utility.
- (ethics) Pertaining to utilitarianism.
- Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.
- German: nützlich, zweckmäßig
- French: utilitariste
- German: utilitaristisch
- Italian: utilitaristico
- Portuguese: utilitário
- French: utilitaire, fonctionnel, fonctionnelle
- German: zweckmäßig
- Russian: утилита́рный
utilitarian (plural utilitarians)
- Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
- French: utilitariste
- German: Utilitarist
- Portuguese: utilitarista
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