adj.

1. Of, relating to, or in the interests of utility: utilitarian considerations in industrial design.
2. Exhibiting or stressing utility over other values; practical: plain, utilitarian kitchenware.
3. Of, characterized by, or advocating utilitarianism.

n.

One who advocates or practices utilitarianism.

[UTILIT(Y) + –ARIAN.]

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adjective

Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose: functional, handy, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful. See used/unused.

adj

Definition: practical
Antonyms: impractical, unnecessary, unrealistic

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

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The adjective utilitarian has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having a useful function
  Synonym: useful

Meaning #2: having utility often to the exclusion of values

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brugs-, nytte-, nyttemæssig, utilitaristisk
n. - tilhænger af utilitarisme

Nederlands (Dutch)
nuttigheids-, util(itar) ist

Français (French)
adj. - (Philos) utilitariste, utilitaire, fonctionnel, pratique
n. - (Philos) utilitariste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Utilitarist
adj. - utilitaristisch, utilitär

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φιλοσ.) ωφελιμιστής, χρησιμοθήρας
adj. - ωφελιμιστικός, κοινωφελής, πρακτικός, χρησιμοθηρικός

Italiano (Italian)
utilitaria, utilitario

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - utilitário (m)

Русский (Russian)
утилитарный, утилитарист

Español (Spanish)
adj. - utilitarista, utilitario
n. - utilitarista, utilitario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - anhängare av nyttomoralen, utilist
adj. - nytto-, nyttighets-, nyttoinriktad, utilistisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
功利的, 功利主义的, 实利的, 功利论者, 功利主义者

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 功利的, 功利主義的, 實利的
n. - 功利論者, 功利主義者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공리적인, 실리적인, 실용의
n. - 공리주의자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 実用的な, 実利主義の, 功利主義の
n. - 実利主義者, 功利主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منفعي (صفه) نفعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של תורת התועלתנות, מעשי ביותר, תוכנן למען התועלת ולא למען היופי‬
n. - ‮מאמין בתורת התועלתנות‬

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