Both Uses of
utilitarian
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Since then the appellation which I had thought to reserve to the horizons and landscapes of a merely realistic dream-country, has become more and more popular as a practical definition; and the dream-country has, by degrees, solidified into a utilitarian region which people can go to, take a house in, and write to the papers from.†
Chpt Pref.utilitarian = concerned with usefulness rather than beauty or style
- It is possible that there was this golden legend under the utilitarian one: "I will help to my last effort the woman I have loved so dearly."†
Chpt 34-36 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(utilitarian as in: utilitarian furniture) concerned with usefulness rather than beauty, style, or philosophical purity -- with the goal of increasing general happiness or well-being
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
There are a variety of utilitarian philosophies referenced as utilitarianism.