3 May 2019
utilitarian
[yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uhn ]
adjective
pertaining to or consisting in utility.
having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc.
of, relating to, or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
noun
an adherent of utilitarianism.
RELATED WORDS
sensible, functional, pragmatic, down-to-earth, effective, efficient, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, realistic, serviceable, useful, commonsensical, pragmatical, unromantic, unidealistic
NEARBY WORDS
utile dulci, utilicare, utilidor, utilisation, utilise, utilitarianism, utility, utility function, utility man, utility player
ORIGIN OF UTILITARIAN
First recorded in 1775–85; utilit(y) + -arian
SYNONYMS FOR UTILITARIAN
2. practical, useful, functional, sensible.
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR utilitarian ON THESAURUS.COM
RELATED FORMS
an·ti·u·til·i·tar·i·an , adjective, noun
non·u·til·i·tar·i·an , adjective, noun
un·u·til·i·tar·i·an , adjective
Dictionary.com
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR UTILITARIAN
Is that a utilitarian approach—that you need to understand how institutions have changed to understand the way they are?
THANK CONGRESS, NOT LBJ FOR GREAT SOCIETY|JULIAN ZELIZER, SCOTT PORCH|JANUARY 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Everything is meant to be utilitarian and efficient, at the expense of relaxation or comfort.
WHY SMART PEOPLE ARE DUMB PATIENTS|JEAN KIM|JULY 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem is that professional intelligence is mechanical and functional – utilitarian .
RICHARD HOFSTADTER AND AMERICA’S NEW WAVE OF ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM|DAVID MASCIOTRA|MARCH 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The available options were utilitarian and only came in a few colors.
CONCEALED CARRY HANDBAGS: AN EVENING BAG FOR YOUR GUN?|ERIN CUNNINGHAM|OCTOBER 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Today’s quote
One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.
― Antonio Porchia
On this day
3 May 1913 – The Indian film industry (otherwise known as Bollywood) kicks off with the release of its first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra.
3 May 1915 – The iconic poem In Flanders Fields written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.
3 May 1919 – birth of Peter Seeger, American singer-songwriter, musician, activist. Died 27 January 2014.
3 May 1921 – birth of Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr), American welterweight and middleweight professional boxer, declared to be the greatest boxer of all time. Sugar Ray stood at 5′ 11″ (1.80m). He fought 200 fights, winning 173 (108 by knock-out), lost 19, drew six, with two no contests. By 1946 Sugar Ray had won 40 fights straight, but was denied a shot at the world welterweight championship because he refused to cooperate with the mafia, which controlled much of boxing. In December 1946, he was finally allowed to contest the world championship and won. In 1947 Sugar Ray defended his welterweight title against Jimmy Doyle. In the eighth round, Doyle was knocked out and died later that night. Sugar Ray crossed weight classes and also won the world middleweight championship. In 1950, he broke the record for the shortest fight by knocking out Jose Basora 50 seconds into the first round. The record wasn’t broken for a further 38 years. in 1951, he fought Jake La Motta in what became known as the St Valentine’s Day massacre after the fight was stopped in the 13th round when La Motta was out on his feet, unable to even lift his arms throw a punch. That fight and some of the other matches with La Motta were adapted for the Martin Scorsese movie, Raging Bull. Died 12 April 1989.
3 May 1933 – birth of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. He died 25 December 2006.
3 May 1978 – the first spam email (unsolicited bulk email) is sent by a marketing representative for Digital Equipment Corporation to every ARPANET address on the West Coast of the USA.