utilitarian.html - {n.} A room in a house or building for machinery and other things important in the daily use of the building and the work of the people in it. * /There is a utility room upstairs where Mother does the laundry./ * /The oil burner is kept in the utility room in the basement./

utilitarian.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 designed to be useful for a purpose rather than attractive; severely practical.
2 of utilitarianism.

--n.

an adherent of utilitarianism.

utilitarian.html - n.
1 the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority.
2 the doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct.

utilitarian.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 the condition of being useful or profitable.
2 a useful thing.
3 = public utility.
4 (attrib.) a severely practical and standardized (utility furniture). b made or serving for utility.

utility room a room equipped with appliances for washing, ironing, and other domestic work. utility vehicle (or truck etc.) a vehicle capable of serving various functions. [ME f. OF utilit

f. L utilitas -tatis (as UTILE)]

utilitarian.html - {n.} A room in a house or building for machinery and other things important in the daily use of the building and the work of the people in it. * /There is a utility room upstairs where Mother does the laundry./ * /The oil burner is kept in the utility room in the basement./

utilitarian.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 designed to be useful for a purpose rather than attractive; severely practical.
2 of utilitarianism.

--n.

an adherent of utilitarianism.