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utilitarian
01
functioning in a beneficial way
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
relational
Superlative
most utilitarian
Comparative
more utilitarian
gradable
02
having a design that prioritizes practicality and usefulness over aesthetics
Examples
The building had a utilitarian design, focused on efficiency.
Utilitarian
01
someone who supports the theory that actions are morally right if they maximize happiness or pleasure and morally wrong if they cause unhappiness or pain, regardless of other outcomes
Grammatical Information
animacy status
animate
plural form
utilitarians
Examples
John Stuart Mill is known as a prominent utilitarian philosopher who developed the theory of utilitarianism.
