utilitarian
US /juˌtɪlɪˈtɛriən/
・UK /ˌju:tɪlɪˈteəriən/
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adj.AdjectiveIntended to be useful; plain; practical
In their utilitarian thinking they cut down the trees to make paper
n.NounOne thinking that worth comes from usefulness
Mr. Smith was a utilitarian in the running of his company, and if something wasn't useful, it was removed
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How Levi's Became a Denim Icon
- but the introduction of that iconic 501 style helped denim cross over from utilitarian to casual.
but the introduction of that iconic 501 style helped denim cross over from utilitarian to casual.
- style helped denim crossover from utilitarian to casual.
style helped denim crossover from utilitarian to casual.
Why Singapore Changi Airport Was Just Named Best In The World | Insider Business
- Japan have all invested billions in their airports to create luxury travel escapes, effectively locking more utilitarian North American airports out of the top rankings.
Japan have all invested billions in their airports to create luxury travel escapes, effectively locking more utilitarian North American airports out of the top rankings.
- effectively locking more utilitarian
effectively locking more utilitarian
7 Common PHRASAL VERBS for Business
- They're very, very, I want to say utilitarian, you go, what was that?
They're very, very, I want to say utilitarian, you go, what was that?
- I want to say utilitarian, and you go, "What was that?" They're very useful.
I want to say utilitarian, and you go, "What was that?" They're very useful.
Ella Emhoff on Political Dressing, Knitwear & the Perfect White Tee | The Good Buy | Harper's BAZAAR
- Like the mixing of, I think if we're really talking about my style, it's the mixing of kind of rough, masculine kind of utilitarian products with more style-based, fashion-y, feminine.
Like the mixing of, I think if we're really talking about my style, it's the mixing of kind of rough, masculine kind of utilitarian products with more style-based, fashion-y, feminine.
- Like, the mixing of I think if we're really talking about my style, it's the mixing of kind of rough, masculine, kind of utilitarian products with more style-based, fashiony, feminine.
Like, the mixing of I think if we're really talking about my style, it's the mixing of kind of rough, masculine, kind of utilitarian products with more style-based, fashiony, feminine.
Tony Cragg – 'Be There, See It, Respond to It' | TateShots
- Sculpture is an enormously dynamic and dramatically developing discipline and it's one of the only uses of material that's not utilitarian. It's literally about just new forms and new ideas and new emotional experiences. When you see how ugly everything is built, you know, simple geometry, flat, straight edge, boring, right angle, repetitive, an inferior world we build in a sense. Sculpture is the only one that actually builds something crazy and interesting.
Sculpture is an enormously dynamic and dramatically developing discipline and it's one of the only uses of material that's not utilitarian. It's literally about just new forms and new ideas and new emotional experiences. When you see how ugly everything is built, you know, simple geometry, flat, straight edge, boring, right angle, repetitive, an inferior world we build in a sense. Sculpture is the only one that actually builds something crazy and interesting.
- And it's one of the only uses of material that's not utilitarian.
And it's one of the only uses of material that's not utilitarian.
Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 02: "PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON LIFE"!
- with the arguments about the lifeboat in mind, the arguments for and against what Dudley and Stevens did in mind, let's turn back to the philosophy, the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
with the arguments about the lifeboat in mind, the arguments for and against what Dudley and Stevens did in mind, let's turn back to the philosophy, the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
- the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham
the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham
Miley Cyrus, Law Roach, Devon Lee Carlson, & More on Personal Style | The Good Buy | Harper's BAZAAR
- utilitarian products with more style-based, fashiony.
utilitarian products with more style-based, fashiony.
- masculine, kind of utilitarian products with more style based,
masculine, kind of utilitarian products with more style based,
The Sisters Who Sent a Balloon to Space | Space Stories
- In the 1960s at the height of space exploration, the height of the space race, space food was either compressed into utilitarian packages or pureed into a tube.
In the 1960s at the height of space exploration, the height of the space race, space food was either compressed into utilitarian packages or pureed into a tube.
- In the 1960s, at the height of the space race, space food was either compressed into utilitarian packages or pureed into a tube.
In the 1960s, at the height of the space race, space food was either compressed into utilitarian packages or pureed into a tube.
Ne-Yo Explains Lyrics to LET ME LOVE YOU!
- utilitarian alright
utilitarian alright
2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport First Look | Paris Auto Show
- but for me, I miss some of the chiseled utilitarian chic of the larger Discovery, or the LR4 as it's known in the US.
but for me, I miss some of the chiseled utilitarian chic of the larger Discovery, or the LR4 as it's known in the US.
- good-looking SUV but for me I miss some of the chiseled utilitarian chic
good-looking SUV but for me I miss some of the chiseled utilitarian chic