Utilitarian

Noun CEFR C1

juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən

Definitions

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

Equivalents

Françaisfonctionnel fonctionnelle utilitaireutilitariste

Deutschnützlich Utilitarist utilitaristischzweckmäßig

Portuguêsutilitário utilitarista

13 more languages

العربيةنصير المذهب النفعي

Catalàutilitari utilitària

Danskfunktionel

Ελληνικάλειτουργικός πρακτικός ωφελιμιστήςωφελιμίστρια

Suomihyödyllinen käytännöllinen utilitaristiutilitaristinen

Italianoutilitaristico

日本語功利的な

한국어공리주의적인

Nederlandsutilist utilistisch

Polskifunkcjonalny utylitarystyczny użytkowy

Românăutilitarist utilitaristă

Русскийутилитари́стский утилитарный утили́тный

Svenskautilitaristisk

Examples

“Before his companies collapsed, Mr. Bankman-Fried often described himself as a utilitarian — meaning that he made decisions designed to advance the greater good.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Utilitarianism utilitarianist utilitarianization utilitarianness Utilities utilities tax

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