1
: of or relating to or advocating utilitarianism
2
: marked by utilitarian views or practices
3
a
: of, relating to, or aiming at utility
b
: exhibiting or preferring mere utility
spare utilitarian furnishings
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Aaron Young’s weathered tire swing dangling from a 24-karat gold chain; Rich Aybar’s cocooning, low-slung rubber chair; and Mr. Liz Hopkins’ otherworldly fiberglass and resin lamp, for example, elevate the utilitarian through memory and wonder.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2024
Wes Davis, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Enlisting their quintessentially Italian ingenuity, the fashion magnates took over the Fay brand which was, at the time, a producer of technical garments for fishermen and firefighters, and set their sights on adapting the firmly utilitarian design for a luxury clientele.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Taschen left the reimagining of the ranch house entirely in the hands of Pardo, with no preconceived conceptual directive and no prescribed program beyond the utilitarian.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Aaron Young’s weathered tire swing dangling from a 24-karat gold chain; Rich Aybar’s cocooning, low-slung rubber chair; and Mr. Liz Hopkins’ otherworldly fiberglass and resin lamp, for example, elevate the utilitarian through memory and wonder.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2024
Adjective
The keypad dimmer, pictured at the top of this story, is more utilitarian, with programmable buttons for scenes or group control and up-and-down buttons for dimming at the bottom.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Enlisting their quintessentially Italian ingenuity, the fashion magnates took over the Fay brand which was, at the time, a producer of technical garments for fishermen and firefighters, and set their sights on adapting the firmly utilitarian design for a luxury clientele.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Utilitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utilitarian. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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