"utilitarianism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: utilitarianisms [plural]
Etymology: utilitarian + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|utilitarian|ism}} utilitarian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} utilitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural utilitarianisms)
  1. (philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Ethics
    Sense id: en-utilitarianism-en-noun-6WfQKu5y Disambiguation of Ethics: 78 17 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 14 42 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"): نَفْعِيَّة (nafʕiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), ուտիլիտարիզմ (utilitarizm) (Armenian), օգտապաշտություն (ōgtapaštutʻyun) (Armenian), utilitarizm (Azerbaijani), উপযোগবাদ (upojōgbad) (Bengali), 功用主義 (Chinese Cantonese), 功用主义 (gung¹ jung⁶ zyu² ji⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 效益主義 (Chinese Cantonese), 效益主义 (haau⁶ jik¹ zyu² ji⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 效益主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 效益主义 (xiàoyìzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 功利主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 功利主义 (gōnglìzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), utilitarismus [masculine] (Czech), utilitarizmus [masculine] (Czech), utilitarianisme [common-gender] (Danish), utilisme [neuter] (Dutch), utilismo (Esperanto), utilitarismi (Finnish), utilitarisme [masculine] (French), უტილიტარიზმი (uṭiliṭarizmi) (Georgian), Utilitarismus [masculine] (German), ωφελιμισμός (ofelimismós) [masculine] (Greek), תּוֹעַלְתָּנוּת (tu'ál'tanút) [feminine] (Hebrew), haszonelvűség (Hungarian), utilitarianizmus (Hungarian), utilitarizmus (Hungarian), nytjasfena (Icelandic), fóntachas [masculine] (Irish), utilitarismo (Italian), 功利主義 (kōrishugi) (alt: こうりしゅぎ) (Japanese), ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ (upayuktatāvāda) (Kannada), утилитаризм (utilitarizm) (Kazakh), 공리주의 (gongnijuui) (alt: 功利主義) (Korean), പ്രയോജനവാദം (prayōjanavādaṁ) (Malayalam), utilitarianisme [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), فایدهگرایی (Persian), utylitaryzm [masculine] (Polish), utilitarismo [masculine] (Portuguese), утилитаризм (utilitarizm) (Russian), utilitarismo [masculine] (Spanish), utilitarism [common-gender] (Swedish), karahatan (Tagalog), chủ nghĩa vị lợi (alt: 主義為利) (Vietnamese), chủ nghĩa công lợi (alt: 主義功利) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-utilitarianism-en-noun-RaFyOUY~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 14 42 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people"': 8 84 8
  3. Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-utilitarianism-en-noun-3Ofu5Fi6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 14 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 35 20 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: consequentialism, welfarism Derived forms: antiutilitarianism, negative utilitarianism, nonutilitarianism, rule utilitarianism Coordinate_terms: deontology

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          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Philosophy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ],
        [
          "hedonistic",
          "hedonistic"
        ],
        [
          "universalism",
          "universalism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1979 August 25, Vicki Gabriner, Susan Freundlich, “Bridging the Gaps between Deaf and Hearing Lesbians”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 6, page 8",
          "text": "After a few more concerts, my uneasiness took form: the response seemed only to be to the Interpreter as Performer. The reviews praised her artistry. But I heard few women speak of her as a bridge in communication for deaf women, about her function, her \"utilitarianism.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Practicality",
          "practicality"
        ],
        [
          "functionality",
          "functionality"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nafʕiyya",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "نَفْعِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "utilitarizm",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "ուտիլիտարիզմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōgtapaštutʻyun",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "օգտապաշտություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "utilitarizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "upojōgbad",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "উপযোগবাদ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "功用主義"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gung¹ jung⁶ zyu² ji⁶",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "功用主义"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "效益主義"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "haau⁶ jik¹ zyu² ji⁶",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "效益主义"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "效益主義"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàoyìzhǔyì",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "效益主义"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "功利主義"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōnglìzhǔyì",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "功利主义"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarianisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utilisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "utilismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "utilitarismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uṭiliṭarizmi",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "უტილიტარიზმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Utilitarismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ofelimismós",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ωφελιμισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tu'ál'tanút",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תּוֹעַלְתָּנוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "haszonelvűség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "utilitarianizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "utilitarizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "nytjasfena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fóntachas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "utilitarismo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうりしゅぎ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōrishugi",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "功利主義"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "upayuktatāvāda",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತಾವಾದ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "utilitarizm",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "утилитаризм"
    },
    {
      "alt": "功利主義",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongnijuui",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "공리주의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "prayōjanavādaṁ",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "പ്രയോജനവാദം"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarianisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "فایدهگرایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utylitaryzm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utilitarizm",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "утилитаризм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utilitarism"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "karahatan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "主義為利",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "chủ nghĩa vị lợi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "主義功利",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the theory of the \"greatest happiness for the greatest number of people\"",
      "word": "chủ nghĩa công lợi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "utilitarianism"
  ],
  "word": "utilitarianism"
}

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