utilitarian
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[ adjective ] having a useful function
Synonyms Examples "utilitarian steel tables" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)`` One of the things which makes our lives drab and empty and which leaves us , at the end of the day , fatigued and deflated spiritually is the pressure of the taxing , practical , utilitarian concern of common-sense objects . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having utility often to the exclusion of values
Examples "plain utilitarian kitchenware" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (philosophy) someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
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