Definition of utilitarian in English:

utilitarian

adjective jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪənjuˌtɪləˈtɛriən

1Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
有效用的，实用的
a utilitarian building
Example sentencesExamples
- Surprising though, is the toned down and rather utilitarian look and shape of the accessories.
- The original farmhouse was a utilitarian building without much molding or other decoration.
- They looked merely utilitarian and sensibly designed.
- His sculptures misbehave, they defy convention, they turn utilitarian objects and practical actions into outlandish things involving wonder and humor.
- She wore utilitarian working clothes, rather than the traditional blouse and skirt.
- But does a democracy really have to choose to build brutish, dull, utilitarian buildings when building for itself?
- Stoneware was the basic ceramic ware for utilitarian objects in the nineteenth century.
- These traditions provide inspiration at every level - from the design of the most utilitarian objects to fine art.
- Grips on any handgun can be works of art or strictly utilitarian objects that fulfill a need.
- They used these simple stacked facades for unpretentious utilitarian buildings; the repeated detail lent itself to prefabrication.
- The buildings are utilitarian in nature, although they come with efficient, and some would say essential, air-conditioning.
- The building, whose economical and utilitarian design gives it an imposing solidarity, is still there, situated about 300 metres from the Bosphorus shoreline.
- It's a plain, utilitarian stick that does its job without calling attention to itself.
- The cars handle well, offering a little fun to go with their high quality and utilitarian design.
- It is a shopping centre, not Salisbury Cathedral, and it is always going to be a utilitarian building.
- Department stores do stock lots of bras in ‘plus’ sizes, but they tend to be ugly, utilitarian and practical bras designed for an older clientele.
- The scrapers seem to have functioned primarily as utilitarian items rather than prestige items.
- For those unable to afford elaborately carved items or high-quality cabinetry, there was nevertheless much practical, utilitarian furniture.
- Craftsmen survived in a variety of way: by producing souvenirs rather than utilitarian objects.
- It said the battle to save the building was lost and the site was now to be covered by flats of a utilitarian design.
Synonyms
practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, (suited) to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth
plain, unadorned, undecorative, unpretentious, unsentimental, soulless
hard-wearing, durable, lasting, long-lasting, tough, strong, robust, wear-resistant
2Philosophy
Relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
〔哲学〕功利主义的
a utilitarian theorist
功利主义理论家。
Example sentencesExamples
- Modern philosophers tend to take a more utilitarian position.
- I can make both moral and utilitarian arguments for the classical liberal worldview.
- In England, the utilitarian doctrine of a higher public good trumped the idea of intellectual property rooted in natural right.
- I imagined that a broadly utilitarian approach to ethics was fairly standard these days.
- He made a lasting contribution to moral and political philosophy by attacking the prevailing materialism and empiricism of utilitarian thinkers.

noun jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪənjuˌtɪləˈtɛriən

Philosophy

An adherent of utilitarianism.
〔哲学〕功利主义者
Example sentencesExamples
- Assigning particular rights to people may be a way to promote wellbeing, and when it is, utilitarians favour doing it.
- It is no accident then, that the utilitarians were often called philosophical radicals.
- The utilitarians, who were also known as Philosophical Radicals, believed in a rather simple social formula: reduce pain and increase pleasure.
- While it is quite clear that Adam Smith and the later utilitarians did accept a general principle of equality, they never argued that all individuals actually do make rational decisions.
- The morality of actions for utilitarians was only to be judged according to their impact on the overall wellbeing or happiness of society, not the pain experienced by one group of individuals.

Rhymes

agrarian, antiquarian, apiarian, Aquarian, Arian, Aryan, authoritarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Caesarean (US Cesarean), centenarian, communitarian, contrarian, Darien, disciplinarian, egalitarian, equalitarian, establishmentarian, fruitarian, Gibraltarian, grammarian, Hanoverian, humanitarian, Hungarian, latitudinarian, libertarian, librarian, majoritarian, millenarian, necessarian, necessitarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, ovarian, Parian, parliamentarian, planarian, predestinarian, prelapsarian, proletarian, quadragenarian, quinquagenarian, quodlibetarian, Rastafarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sabbatarian, Sagittarian, sanitarian, Sauveterrian, sectarian, seminarian, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, topiarian, totalitarian, Trinitarian, ubiquitarian, Unitarian, valetudinarian, vegetarian, veterinarian, vulgarian

Definition of utilitarian in US English:

utilitarian

adjectivejuˌtɪləˈtɛriənyo͞oˌtiləˈterēən

1Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
有效用的，实用的
Example sentencesExamples
- These traditions provide inspiration at every level - from the design of the most utilitarian objects to fine art.
- The buildings are utilitarian in nature, although they come with efficient, and some would say essential, air-conditioning.
- Surprising though, is the toned down and rather utilitarian look and shape of the accessories.
- The original farmhouse was a utilitarian building without much molding or other decoration.
- Department stores do stock lots of bras in ‘plus’ sizes, but they tend to be ugly, utilitarian and practical bras designed for an older clientele.
- They used these simple stacked facades for unpretentious utilitarian buildings; the repeated detail lent itself to prefabrication.
- For those unable to afford elaborately carved items or high-quality cabinetry, there was nevertheless much practical, utilitarian furniture.
- The scrapers seem to have functioned primarily as utilitarian items rather than prestige items.
- Stoneware was the basic ceramic ware for utilitarian objects in the nineteenth century.
- His sculptures misbehave, they defy convention, they turn utilitarian objects and practical actions into outlandish things involving wonder and humor.
- But does a democracy really have to choose to build brutish, dull, utilitarian buildings when building for itself?
- The building, whose economical and utilitarian design gives it an imposing solidarity, is still there, situated about 300 metres from the Bosphorus shoreline.
- It's a plain, utilitarian stick that does its job without calling attention to itself.
- Grips on any handgun can be works of art or strictly utilitarian objects that fulfill a need.
- The cars handle well, offering a little fun to go with their high quality and utilitarian design.
- Craftsmen survived in a variety of way: by producing souvenirs rather than utilitarian objects.
- They looked merely utilitarian and sensibly designed.
- It is a shopping centre, not Salisbury Cathedral, and it is always going to be a utilitarian building.
- It said the battle to save the building was lost and the site was now to be covered by flats of a utilitarian design.
- She wore utilitarian working clothes, rather than the traditional blouse and skirt.
Synonyms
practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, to the purpose, suited to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth
2Philosophy
Relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
〔哲学〕功利主义的
a utilitarian theorist
功利主义理论家。
Example sentencesExamples
- He made a lasting contribution to moral and political philosophy by attacking the prevailing materialism and empiricism of utilitarian thinkers.
- In England, the utilitarian doctrine of a higher public good trumped the idea of intellectual property rooted in natural right.
- Modern philosophers tend to take a more utilitarian position.
- I can make both moral and utilitarian arguments for the classical liberal worldview.
- I imagined that a broadly utilitarian approach to ethics was fairly standard these days.

nounjuˌtɪləˈtɛriənyo͞oˌtiləˈterēən

Philosophy

An adherent of utilitarianism.
〔哲学〕功利主义者
Example sentencesExamples
- The utilitarians, who were also known as Philosophical Radicals, believed in a rather simple social formula: reduce pain and increase pleasure.
- While it is quite clear that Adam Smith and the later utilitarians did accept a general principle of equality, they never argued that all individuals actually do make rational decisions.
- The morality of actions for utilitarians was only to be judged according to their impact on the overall wellbeing or happiness of society, not the pain experienced by one group of individuals.
- Assigning particular rights to people may be a way to promote wellbeing, and when it is, utilitarians favour doing it.
- It is no accident then, that the utilitarians were often called philosophical radicals.

词汇	utilitarian
释义	Definition of utilitarian in English: utilitarian adjective jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪənjuˌtɪləˈtɛriən 1Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive. 有效用的，实用的 a utilitarian building Example sentencesExamples Surprising though, is the toned down and rather utilitarian look and shape of the accessories. The original farmhouse was a utilitarian building without much molding or other decoration. They looked merely utilitarian and sensibly designed. His sculptures misbehave, they defy convention, they turn utilitarian objects and practical actions into outlandish things involving wonder and humor. She wore utilitarian working clothes, rather than the traditional blouse and skirt. But does a democracy really have to choose to build brutish, dull, utilitarian buildings when building for itself? Stoneware was the basic ceramic ware for utilitarian objects in the nineteenth century. These traditions provide inspiration at every level - from the design of the most utilitarian objects to fine art. Grips on any handgun can be works of art or strictly utilitarian objects that fulfill a need. They used these simple stacked facades for unpretentious utilitarian buildings; the repeated detail lent itself to prefabrication. The buildings are utilitarian in nature, although they come with efficient, and some would say essential, air-conditioning. The building, whose economical and utilitarian design gives it an imposing solidarity, is still there, situated about 300 metres from the Bosphorus shoreline. It's a plain, utilitarian stick that does its job without calling attention to itself. The cars handle well, offering a little fun to go with their high quality and utilitarian design. It is a shopping centre, not Salisbury Cathedral, and it is always going to be a utilitarian building. Department stores do stock lots of bras in ‘plus’ sizes, but they tend to be ugly, utilitarian and practical bras designed for an older clientele. The scrapers seem to have functioned primarily as utilitarian items rather than prestige items. For those unable to afford elaborately carved items or high-quality cabinetry, there was nevertheless much practical, utilitarian furniture. Craftsmen survived in a variety of way: by producing souvenirs rather than utilitarian objects. It said the battle to save the building was lost and the site was now to be covered by flats of a utilitarian design. Synonyms practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, (suited) to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth plain, unadorned, undecorative, unpretentious, unsentimental, soulless hard-wearing, durable, lasting, long-lasting, tough, strong, robust, wear-resistant 2Philosophy Relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism. 〔哲学〕功利主义的 a utilitarian theorist 功利主义理论家。 Example sentencesExamples Modern philosophers tend to take a more utilitarian position. I can make both moral and utilitarian arguments for the classical liberal worldview. In England, the utilitarian doctrine of a higher public good trumped the idea of intellectual property rooted in natural right. I imagined that a broadly utilitarian approach to ethics was fairly standard these days. He made a lasting contribution to moral and political philosophy by attacking the prevailing materialism and empiricism of utilitarian thinkers. noun jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪənjuˌtɪləˈtɛriən Philosophy An adherent of utilitarianism. 〔哲学〕功利主义者 Example sentencesExamples Assigning particular rights to people may be a way to promote wellbeing, and when it is, utilitarians favour doing it. It is no accident then, that the utilitarians were often called philosophical radicals. The utilitarians, who were also known as Philosophical Radicals, believed in a rather simple social formula: reduce pain and increase pleasure. While it is quite clear that Adam Smith and the later utilitarians did accept a general principle of equality, they never argued that all individuals actually do make rational decisions. The morality of actions for utilitarians was only to be judged according to their impact on the overall wellbeing or happiness of society, not the pain experienced by one group of individuals. Rhymes agrarian, antiquarian, apiarian, Aquarian, Arian, Aryan, authoritarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Caesarean (US Cesarean), centenarian, communitarian, contrarian, Darien, disciplinarian, egalitarian, equalitarian, establishmentarian, fruitarian, Gibraltarian, grammarian, Hanoverian, humanitarian, Hungarian, latitudinarian, libertarian, librarian, majoritarian, millenarian, necessarian, necessitarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, ovarian, Parian, parliamentarian, planarian, predestinarian, prelapsarian, proletarian, quadragenarian, quinquagenarian, quodlibetarian, Rastafarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sabbatarian, Sagittarian, sanitarian, Sauveterrian, sectarian, seminarian, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, topiarian, totalitarian, Trinitarian, ubiquitarian, Unitarian, valetudinarian, vegetarian, veterinarian, vulgarian Definition of utilitarian in US English: utilitarian adjectivejuˌtɪləˈtɛriənyo͞oˌtiləˈterēən 1Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive. 有效用的，实用的 Example sentencesExamples These traditions provide inspiration at every level - from the design of the most utilitarian objects to fine art. The buildings are utilitarian in nature, although they come with efficient, and some would say essential, air-conditioning. Surprising though, is the toned down and rather utilitarian look and shape of the accessories. The original farmhouse was a utilitarian building without much molding or other decoration. Department stores do stock lots of bras in ‘plus’ sizes, but they tend to be ugly, utilitarian and practical bras designed for an older clientele. They used these simple stacked facades for unpretentious utilitarian buildings; the repeated detail lent itself to prefabrication. For those unable to afford elaborately carved items or high-quality cabinetry, there was nevertheless much practical, utilitarian furniture. The scrapers seem to have functioned primarily as utilitarian items rather than prestige items. Stoneware was the basic ceramic ware for utilitarian objects in the nineteenth century. His sculptures misbehave, they defy convention, they turn utilitarian objects and practical actions into outlandish things involving wonder and humor. But does a democracy really have to choose to build brutish, dull, utilitarian buildings when building for itself? The building, whose economical and utilitarian design gives it an imposing solidarity, is still there, situated about 300 metres from the Bosphorus shoreline. It's a plain, utilitarian stick that does its job without calling attention to itself. Grips on any handgun can be works of art or strictly utilitarian objects that fulfill a need. The cars handle well, offering a little fun to go with their high quality and utilitarian design. Craftsmen survived in a variety of way: by producing souvenirs rather than utilitarian objects. They looked merely utilitarian and sensibly designed. It is a shopping centre, not Salisbury Cathedral, and it is always going to be a utilitarian building. It said the battle to save the building was lost and the site was now to be covered by flats of a utilitarian design. She wore utilitarian working clothes, rather than the traditional blouse and skirt. Synonyms practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, to the purpose, suited to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth 2Philosophy Relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism. 〔哲学〕功利主义的 a utilitarian theorist 功利主义理论家。 Example sentencesExamples He made a lasting contribution to moral and political philosophy by attacking the prevailing materialism and empiricism of utilitarian thinkers. In England, the utilitarian doctrine of a higher public good trumped the idea of intellectual property rooted in natural right. Modern philosophers tend to take a more utilitarian position. I can make both moral and utilitarian arguments for the classical liberal worldview. I imagined that a broadly utilitarian approach to ethics was fairly standard these days. nounjuˌtɪləˈtɛriənyo͞oˌtiləˈterēən Philosophy An adherent of utilitarianism. 〔哲学〕功利主义者 Example sentencesExamples The utilitarians, who were also known as Philosophical Radicals, believed in a rather simple social formula: reduce pain and increase pleasure. While it is quite clear that Adam Smith and the later utilitarians did accept a general principle of equality, they never argued that all individuals actually do make rational decisions. The morality of actions for utilitarians was only to be judged according to their impact on the overall wellbeing or happiness of society, not the pain experienced by one group of individuals. Assigning particular rights to people may be a way to promote wellbeing, and when it is, utilitarians favour doing it. It is no accident then, that the utilitarians were often called philosophical radicals.
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