utilitarian
/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən/adjective
उच्चारण यूटिलिटेअरिअन
उपयोगितावादी, व्यावहारिक
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designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive
उपयोगितावादी, व्यावहारिक
- a utilitarian building
- The hostel rooms are plain and utilitarian, with a bed and a desk.
- The furniture in the office was cheap and utilitarian.
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- She prefers utilitarian clothes that are comfortable and last long.
- The railway station is a utilitarian building with no decoration at all.
Synonyms practical functional useful serviceable pragmatic
Opposite decorative ornamental impractical aesthetic
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philosophy
based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianism
उपयोगितावादी (दर्शन)
- utilitarian ethics
- A utilitarian thinker judges laws by how much good they do for the most people.
- Jeremy Bentham was a famous utilitarian philosopher.
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- A utilitarian view says that the best action is the one that helps most people.
- The essay compares utilitarian and religious ideas of right and wrong.
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u·til·i·tar·i·an
With -til-i-tar-.
-til-i-tar- के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the practical words together: utilitarian, functional (designed for use), pragmatic (dealing with things sensibly), serviceable (good enough to be used), workaday (ordinary and practical).
व्यावहारिक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: utilitarian, functional (उपयोग के लिए बनाया), pragmatic (समझदारी से व्यवहार करने वाला), serviceable (उपयोग योग्य), workaday (साधारण और व्यावहारिक)।
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General knowledge
Philosophy: utilitarianism, developed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, says an action is right if it produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
दर्शन में utilitarianism, जिसे Jeremy Bentham और John Stuart Mill ने विकसित किया, कहता है कि कोई कार्य सही है यदि वह अधिकतम लोगों को अधिकतम सुख दे।