English-Thai Dictionary

utilitarian

ADJ ซึ่ง นึกถึง ประโยชน์ ใช้สอย เป็นสำคัญ  ซึ่ง เป็นประโยชน์  useful practical functional sensible useless sueng-nuek-thueng-pra-yod-chai-soi-pen-sam-kan

 

utilitarian

N ผู้ ยึดถือ ลัทธิ ผลประโยชน์  phu-yued-thue-lad-thi-phon-pra-yod

 

utilitarianism

N ความเชื่อ ที่ ว่าความ สุข คือ การ เอา ประโยชน์ สูงสุด  kwam-chau-thi-wa-kwam-suk-kue-kan-ao-pra-yod-sung-sud

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UTILITARIAN

U *til `i *ta "ri *an, a. Etym: [See Utility. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art.

 

2. Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the Utilitarian Society. J. S. Mill.

 

UTILITARIAN

UTILITARIAN U *til `i *ta "ri *an, n.

 

Defn: One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism. The utilitarians are for merging all the particular virtues into one, and would substitute in their place the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to which every question respecting the morality of actions should be referred. Chalmers. But what is a utilitarian Simply one who prefers the useful to the useless; and who does not Sir W. Hamilton.

 

UTILITARIANISM

UTILITARIANISM U *til `i *ta "ri *an *ism, n.

 

1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions. Bentham.

 

2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the highest happiness of the universe. J. S. Mill.

 

3. The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

utilitarian

u til i tar i an |yo͞oˌtiliˈte (ə )rēən juˌtɪləˈtɛriən | ▶adjective 1 designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive. 2 Philosophy of, relating to, or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism: a utilitarian theorist. ▶noun Philosophy an adherent of utilitarianism.

 

utilitarianism

u til i tar i an ism |yo͞oˌtiləˈte (ə )rēəˌnizəm juˌtɪləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. • the doctrine that an action is right insofar as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct.

 

Oxford Dictionary

utilitarian

utilitarian |jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪən | ▶adjective 1 designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive. 2 Philosophy relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism: a utilitarian theorist. ▶noun Philosophy an adherent of utilitarianism.

 

utilitarianism

utili |tar ¦ian |ism |jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. • the doctrine that an action is right in so far as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct. The most famous exponents of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill. It has been criticized for focusing on the consequences rather than the motive or intrinsic nature of an action, for the difficulty of adequately comparing the happiness of different individuals, and for failing to account for the value placed on concepts such as justice and equality.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

utilitarian

utilitarian adjective she traded in her sporty little coupe for a utilitarian station wagon: practical, functional, pragmatic, serviceable, useful, sensible, efficient, utility, workaday, no-frills; plain, unadorned, undecorative. ANTONYMS decorative.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

utilitarian

utilitarian adjective coal-burning fires have been replaced with utilitarian heaters and radiators: practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, (suited ) to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth; plain, unadorned, undecorative, unpretentious, unsentimental, soulless; hard-wearing, durable, lasting, long-lasting, tough, strong, robust, wear-resistant. ANTONYMS decorative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

utilitarian

u til i tar i an /jutɪ̀lɪté ə riən /形容詞 1 実利的な, 実用的な .2 功利 [実利 ]主義の .名詞 C 功利主義者 .

 

utilitarianism

u t ì l i t á r i an ì sm 名詞 U 〘哲 〙功利主義 .