Associations to the word «Utilitarian»

Wiktionary

UTILITARIAN, adjective. Of or relating to utility
UTILITARIAN, adjective. Practical and functional, not just for show.
UTILITARIAN, noun. Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

Dictionary definition

UTILITARIAN, noun. Someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility.
UTILITARIAN, adjective. Having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables".
UTILITARIAN, adjective. Having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware".

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche