how to pronounce utilitarian

/juˌtɪləˈtɛɹiːən/

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An example use of utilitarian in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… profit is a utilitarian thing you can do …”

meanings of utilitarian

adjective:

Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.
Of or relating to utility.
Pertaining to utilitarianism.

noun:

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

utilitarian frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word utilitarian occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics utilitarian can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that utilitarian can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;