Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fu|til|i|tar|i|an — «fyoo TIHL uh TAIR ee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. devoted to futility or futile pursuits. –n. a person who is devoted to futility. ╂[< futility, humorously patterned on utilitarian] … Useful english dictionary
fu|til|i|tar|i|an|ism — «fyoo TIHL uh TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. futilitarian policy … Useful english dictionary
u|til|i|tar|i|an|ism — «yoo TIHL uh TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the doctrine or belief that the greatest good of the greatest number should be the purpose of human conduct, especially as proposed by Jeremy Bentham. 2. the doctrine or belief that actions are good if… … Useful english dictionary
tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… … English syllables
til — ae·gyp·til·la; amon·til·la·do; an·til·o·gism; an·til·o·gous; an·til·o·gy; an·til·o·pe; apos·til; ar·til·ler·ist; ar·til·lery; ar·til·lery·man; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; ble·til·la; can·til; can·til·late; can·til·la·tion; cas·til·ian·ism;… … English syllables
util·i·tar·i·an — /jʊˌtıləˈterijən/ adj 1 : made to be useful rather than to be decorative or comfortable utilitarian furniture/objects 2 philosophy : of or relating to utilitarianism a utilitarian argument/view … Useful english dictionary
util·i·tar·i·an·ism — /jʊˌtıləˈterijəˌnızəm/ noun [noncount] philosophy : the belief that a morally good action is one that helps the greatest number of people … Useful english dictionary
futilitarian — fu·til·i·tar·i·an … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
futilitarian — fu•til•i•tar•i•an [[t]fyuˌtɪl ɪˈtɛər i ən[/t]] adj. 1) believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified 2) a person who holds this belief • Etymology: 1820–30; b. futile and utilitarian fu•til i•tar′i•an•ism, n … From formal English to slang
