utilitarian

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• Received-Pronunciation: /juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
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From utility + -arian. Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham as early as 1781, and popularized by his student John Stuart Mill, who mistakenly attributed the term to John Galt.

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• German: nützlich — of or relating to utility
• German: zweckmäßig — of or relating to utility
• Polish: użytkowy — of or relating to utility
• Russian: утили́тный (utilítnyj) — of or relating to utility
• Bulgarian: утилитарен (utilitaren) — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Dutch: utilistisch — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Finnish: utilitaristinen — pertaining to utilitarianism
• French: utilitariste — pertaining to utilitarianism
• German: utilitaristisch — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Italian: utilitaristico — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Japanese: 功利的な (kōriteki na) — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Korean: 공리주의적인 (gongnijuuijeogin) — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Polish: utylitarystyczny — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Portuguese: utilitário — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Romanian: utilitarist — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Russian: утилитари́стский (utilitarístskij) — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Swedish: utilitaristisk — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Yiddish: אוטיליטאַריש (utilitarish) — pertaining to utilitarianism
• Catalan: utilitari — practical and functional, not just for show
• Chinese Mandarin: 功利主義 /功利主义 (hant) — practical and functional, not just for show
• Danish: utilitaristisk — practical and functional, not just for show
• Danish: funktionel — practical and functional, not just for show
• Finnish: hyödyllinen — practical and functional, not just for show
• Finnish: käytännöllinen — practical and functional, not just for show
• French: utilitaire — practical and functional, not just for show
• French: fonctionnel — practical and functional, not just for show
• French: fonctionnelle — practical and functional, not just for show
• German: zweckmäßig — practical and functional, not just for show
• Greek: πρακτικός (praktikós) — practical and functional, not just for show
• Greek: λειτουργικός (leitourgikós) — practical and functional, not just for show
• Hebrew: תועלתי (toalti) — practical and functional, not just for show
• Irish: fóntaíoch — practical and functional, not just for show
• Norwegian Bokmål: utilitaristisk — practical and functional, not just for show
• Polish: funkcjonalny — practical and functional, not just for show
• Russian: утилита́рный (utilitárnyj) — practical and functional, not just for show
• Bulgarian: утилитарист (utilitarist) — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Catalan: utilitari — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Catalan: utilitària — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Danish: utilitarist — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Dutch: utilist — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Finnish: utilitaristi — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• French: utilitariste — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• German: Utilitarist — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Greek: ωφελιμιστής (ofelimistís) — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Greek: ωφελιμίστρια (ofelimístria) — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Irish: fóntaí — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Norwegian Bokmål: utilitarist — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Polish: utylitarysta — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Polish: utylitarystka — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Portuguese: utilitarista — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Romanian: utilitarist — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Romanian: utilitaristă — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
• Swedish: utilitarist — Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.