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Adjective: utilitarian  `yûtili'tehreeun
  1. Having a useful function
    "utilitarian steel tables"
    - useful
     
  2. Having utility often to the exclusion of values
    "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
Noun: utilitarian  `yûtili'tehreeun
  1. Someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

Derived forms: utilitarians

See also: functional, useful, utile, utility

Type of: moralist

Encyclopedia: Utilitarian