Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - utilitarian
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(utilitarians) 1. Utilitarian means based on the idea that the morally correct course of action is the one that produces benefit for the greatest number of people. (TECHNICAL) It was James Mill who was the best publicist for utilitarian ideas on government. ADJ • A utilitarian is someone with utilitarian views. One of the greatest utilitarians was Claude Helvetius. N-COUNT 2. Utilitarian objects and buildings are designed to be useful rather than attractive. Bruce’s office is a corner one, utilitarian and unglamorous. = functional ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Date: circa 1780 an advocate or adherent of ~ism II. adjective Date: 1802 1. of or relating to or advocating ~ism 2. marked by ~ views or practices 3. a. of, relating to, or aiming at utility b. exhibiting or preferring mere utility spare ~ furnishings ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 designed to be useful for a purpose rather than attractive; severely practical. 2 of utilitarianism. --n. an adherent of utilitarianism. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. утилитарист 2. практический человек, прагматик, практик 3. утилитарный from the merely utilitarian point of view —- исключительно с утилитарной точки зрения 4. практический, прагматический ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- coined 1781 by Jeremy Bentham from utility. One guided by the doctrine of the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Utilitarianism is from 1827. UTILITY - 1391, from O.Fr. utilitй "usefulness," from L. utilitatem (nom. utilitas) "usefulness, serviceableness, profit," from utilis "usable," from uti (see use). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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