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utilitarian adjective [ jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪən ]

• designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
• "a utilitarian building"
Similar: practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, (suited) to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth, plain, unadorned, undecorative, unpretentious, unsentimental, soulless, hard-wearing, durable, lasting, long-lasting, tough, strong, robust, wear-resistant,
Opposite: decorative,
• relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
• "a utilitarian theorist"

utilitarian noun

• an adherent of utilitarianism.


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