Utilitarian
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

HARD
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"

5 letters

OFUSE

STOIC
A member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"

6 letters

OFHELP

PROPER
Limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

USEFUL
Having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"

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ANIMIST
One who accepts the doctrine of animism

ELEATIC

FITTING
Putting clothes on to see whether they fit

GOODFOR

HEDONIC
Devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"

HELPFUL
Providing assistance or serving a useful function

PROSAIC
Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"

REALIST
A philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

WORKDAY
The amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"

WORKING
A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

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ADHERENT
Sticking fast

BANAUSIC
(formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations"

CYRENAIC

ECLECTIC
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method

HEDONIST
Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

HUMANIST
An advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

MEGARIAN

MONISTIC
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism; "the monistic school would regard national law and international law as an integrated whole"- J.S.Roucek

POSITIVE
A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

THEISTIC
Of or relating to theism

WORKADAY
Found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

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ANIMISTIC
Of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism

ATOMISTIC
Divided into separate and often disparate elements

EMPIRICAL
Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

EPICUREAN
A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

EXPEDIENT
A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

OFSERVICE

PRAGMATIC
An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land

REALISTIC
Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

PRACTICAL
Having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

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BENEFICIAL
Promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

COMMERCIAL
A commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

COMMODIOUS
Large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions"

EMPLOYABLE
Physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available

FUNCTIONAL
Designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"

HEDONISTIC
Devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"

HUMANISTIC
Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning"

IDEALISTIC
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

NOMINALIST
A philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism

POSITIVIST
Someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes

PRAGMATIST
An adherent of philosophical pragmatism

PROFITABLE
Yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

SCHOLASTIC
A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

UNROMANTIC
Neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

VITALISTIC

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APPROPRIATE
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

DOWNTOEARTH

EXISTENTIAL
Of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"

MECHANISTIC
Explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe"

MONEYMAKING
The act of making money (and accumulating wealth)

PANTHEISTIC
Of or relating to pantheism

PHILOSOPHER
A specialist in philosophy

PRAGMATICAL
Concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

SERVICEABLE
Intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes";

UTILITARIAN
Someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

VOLUNTARIST

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ADVANTAGEOUS
Appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

BREADWINNING

BUSINESSLIKE
Exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business

INSTRUMENTAL
Serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"

MATTEROFFACT
A matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

METAPHYSICAL
Highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"

NATURALISTIC
Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

POSITIVISTIC
Of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"

SYNCRETISTIC
Relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language"

UNIDEALISTIC

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COSMOTHEISTIC

EUDAEMONISTIC

EUDAIMONISTIC

MATERIALISTIC
Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"

PANLOGISTICAL

RATIONALISTIC
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism

VOLUNTARISTIC

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INSTRUMENTALIST
Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

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OFGENERALUTILITY

SENSATIONALISTIC
Typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"

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TRANSCENDENTALIST
Advocate of transcendentalism

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TRANSCENDENTALISTIC