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PRONUNCIATION OF NONUTILITARIAN

nonutilitarian  [ˌnɒnjuːˌtɪlɪˈtɛərɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONUTILITARIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nonutilitarian is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NONUTILITARIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nonutilitarian in the English dictionary

The definition of nonutilitarian in the dictionary is not utilitarian.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONUTILITARIAN


authoritarian
ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪən
communitarian
kəˌmjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən
documentarian
ˌdɒkjʊmənˈtɛərɪən
egalitarian
ɪˌɡælɪˈtɛərɪən
flexitarian
ˌflɛksɪˈtɛərɪən
fruitarian
fruːˈtɛərɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
libertarian
ˌlɪbəˈtɛərɪən
nonsectarian
ˌnɒnsɛkˈtɛərɪən
Ontarian
ɒnˈtɛərɪən
parliamentarian
ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən
pescetarian
ˈpɛskəˌtɛərɪən
proletarian
ˌprəʊlɪˈtɛərɪən
sanitarian
ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪən
sectarian
sɛkˈtɛərɪən
Tartarian
tɑːˈtɛərɪən
totalitarian
təʊˌtælɪˈtɛərɪən
unitarian
ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən
utilitarian
juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛərɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONUTILITARIAN

nonunanimous
nonuniform
nonuniformity
nonunion
nonunionism
nonunionist
nonunique
nonuniqueness
nonuniversal
nonuniversity
nonuple
nonuplet
nonurban
nonurgent
nonusable
nonuse
nonuser
nonutility
nonutopian
nonvacant

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONUTILITARIAN

agrarian
antiquarian
aquarian
assistant librarian
barbarian
Bavarian
Brian
Bulgarian
centenarian
contrarian
culinarian
Hungarian
librarian
Maid Marian
Marian
Old Bulgarian
ovarian
quinquagenarian
riparian
school librarian
veterinarian

Synonyms and antonyms of nonutilitarian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nonutilitarian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONUTILITARIAN

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The translations of nonutilitarian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nonutilitarian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非功利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no utilitario
570 millions of speakers

English

nonutilitarian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nonutilitarian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nonutilitarian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неутилитаристские
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nonutilitarian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nonutilitarian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non utilitaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bukan ketara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nonutilitarian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nonutilitarian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nonutilitarian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonutilitarian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nonutilitarian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nonutilitarian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असहत्ववादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nonutilitarian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

utilitaristiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nonutilitarian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неутілітарістскіе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nonutilitarian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nonutilitarian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nonutilitarian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nonutilitarian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nonutilitarian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonutilitarian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONUTILITARIAN»

The term «nonutilitarian» is used very little and occupies the 159.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONUTILITARIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nonutilitarian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONUTILITARIAN»

Discover the use of nonutilitarian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonutilitarian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ancient Maya
It is convenient to distinguish two other broad classes of trade, as well: exchange either of utilitarian goods (food and tools) or of nonutilitarian goods (ritual, exotic, and status items). But whereas the regional trade networks that arose ...
Sylvanus Griswold Morley, Robert J. Sharer, 1994
2
Criminological Theory
First, following Farnworth and Leiber (1989), we were able to divide items into two crime types: utilitarian and nonutilitarian. In the strain paradigm, crimes are " utilitarian" to the extent that they address directly the source of strain — economic  ...
Marilyn D. McShane, Franklin P. Williams, 1997
3
Cultures of the Pacific
In attempting to account for the maintenance of peaceful exchange under such unfavorable conditions, Fortune suggested that the ceremonial exchange of nonutilitarian goods (the kula valuables) be viewed as an elaboration of normal ...
Thomas G. Harding, Ben J. Wallace, 1970
4
How to Read Effectively and Efficiently
A 'utilitarian' which seems to be always at the forefront and the other little less obvious but not less important is a 'nonutilitarian'. For the 'nonutilitarian' Baker ( 1953) poses a question: What are the advantages of “Nonutilitarian” reading?
G. C. Ahuja, Pramila Ahuja, 1991
5
Natural Connections: Perspectives In Community-Based ...
Nonutilitarian Value Justifying conservation through the nonutilitarian value of resources is more difficult. The distinction between utilitarian and nonutilitarian conservation can be traced back to the Hetch Hetchy Dam controversy in the United ...
David Western, Michael Wright, 2013
6
Toward a Theory of Neuroplasticity
But functional and/ or nonutilitarian reinforcement of the altered circuitry very likely is required for these other alterations to persist. With reinforcement being nonovert, but synaptic alterations being visible, the impression is conveyed that the ...
Christopher A. Shaw, Jill McEachern, 2013
7
The New Criminology: For a Social Theory of Deviance
nonutilitarian. culture. Albert K.Cohenin Deliquent Boys: The Culture of the Gang (1955), utilizeswhatat first sight may seem aversion of anomie theory. He arguesthat delinquent subcultures are aproduct of the conflictbetween workingand ...
Ian Taylor, Paul Walton, Jock Young, 2013
8
Toleration and the Constitution
From the perspective of our consistently neutral Benthamite utilitarian view ( undistorted by nonutilitarian moral premises8 or dubious empirical assumptions), 9 the pains of malnutrition for the poor may be the same as the pains of deprivation of ...
David A. J. Richards, 1989
9
Substitute Costs: A Method for Determining Ecological ...
The concepts for defining value fall into two categories: nonutilitarian and utilitarian. Nonutilitarian values are those noted by people for various ethical, cultural, religious, and philosophical reasons. Nonutilitarian values can be the most difficult ...
Steven B. McKinney, 2009
10
Business Ethics
This notion seems mistaken. Most nonutilitarian philosophers, like Ross, believe that we have some obligation to promote the general welfare, but they typically view this obligation as less stringent than, for example, the obligation not to injure  ...
William Shaw, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONUTILITARIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonutilitarian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lessons Learned
Some of those questions include: whether the governing principle of university education should be utilitarian or nonutilitarian; whether ... «The Weekly Standard, May 15»
2
Eclecticism in myriad forms reigned at two art events in the Mother …
This is pretty clear in the work of Molenschot together with Gone Rural Swaziland's spill of nonutilitarian woven indigo innards. We were drawn ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Mar 15»
3
Among the Disrupted
... neighborhoods — but rather in the appeal to their defiantly nonutilitarian character, so that individuals can know more than how things work, ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
4
Beauty's Victory
'I discovered in nature,'” he wrote, “'the nonutilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate ... «Patheos, Apr 14»
5
"The Brady Bunch," the Cleavers, and "The Simpsons"
Pursuits like literary theory grew in the rich loam of expanding universities, which bolstered even nonutilitarian fields like the humanities and ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Mar 14»
6
In 'Making Pottery Art' at the Met, Beauty Is Political
“La Grenouillard” (circa 1891), a bizarre, mossy green stoneware sculpture by Jean-Joseph Carriès (one of the few nonutilitarian objects) ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
7
Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine Dragged Into 'Beats' Headphones Royalties …
Or maybe the nonutilitarian aspects of the headphones developed by Pentagram qualify for a design patent or trade dress. The new lawsuit ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jan 14»
8
Playing in the long, absurd shadow of art history
In contrast, art was non-functional, nonutilitarian; in other words, useless. But now we refer to potters, chefs, animators, designers, glass makers ... «Waterloo Record, Nov 13»
9
Gateway Arch 'Biography' Reveals Complex History Of An American …
It would be unthinkable to level 40 square blocks of a major American city to build a nonutilitarian structure in it today." On whether there's ... «WDIY, May 13»
10
A Review of 'Robert S. Neuman's Ship to Paradise,' at the Heckscher …
With its fantastic, nonutilitarian appearance, the “ship” looks like some kind of imaginary-architecture model drawn by members of Archigram, ... «New York Times, Oct 12»

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