utilitarian

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /juˌtɪləˈtɛɹi.ən/ === Adjective === utilitarian (comparative more utilitarian, superlative most utilitarian) Of or relating to utility. (ethics) Pertaining to utilitarianism. Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === utilitarian (plural utilitarians) Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism. ==== Derived terms ==== futilitarian negative utilitarian utilitarianism utilitarianly ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Utilitarian”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 327. “utilitarian”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.