English to English
adjective
- Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; &?;iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- having a useful function
Utilitarian steel tables.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having utility often to the exclusion of values
Plain utilitarian kitchenware.
source: WordNet 3.0
