Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utilitarianist

/jʊtɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: util-i-tar-i-an-ist
IPA: /jʊtɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/

14

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who subscribes to the philosophy of utilitarianism.

adj

Relating to utilitarianism.

Example Sentences

"In contrast to the egoist, the utilitarianist defines acceptable behavior as that which maximizes the principle of utility — the greatest good for the greatest number of people."
"Like the utilitarianist, the egoist tries to maximise good over evil as an intrinsically good moral end. In difference, he strives only for his greatest pleasure."
"Traditionally he has been considered a consequentalist or a utilitarianist; the famous Taylor–Warrender thesis (Taylor 1938; Warrender 1957) has sought to show that Hobbes's moral philosophy is deontological; […]"

Etymology

From utilitarian + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: utilitarian

Inflected Forms

utilitarianists (plural) more utilitarianist (comparative) most utilitarianist (superlative)

Synonyms

utilitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce utilitarianist?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʊtɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/.
What does utilitarianist mean?: One who subscribes to the philosophy of utilitarianism.
Where does utilitarianist come from?: From utilitarian + -ist.

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