pragmatic

Meaning

Adj

1. Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
2. Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
3. (obsolete) Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.

Noun

1. A man of business.
2. A busybody.
3. A public decree.

Synonyms

pragmatical

practical

pragmatic sanction

realistic

matter-of-fact

utilitarian

hardheaded

down-to-earth

hard-nosed

businesslike

dogmatic

functional

officious

operable

opinionated

opinionative

opportunist

realism

savvy

sensible

solid

sublunary

useful

versatility

wise

workable

workaday

practical use

operatable

agreeable

ptactical

busybody

congenial

convenient

dictatorial

doctrinaire

doctrinal

empirical

feasible

flexible

level-headed

matter of fact

Translations

pragmatique

pragmatisch

pragmático

pragmatico

pragmàtic

pragmático

pragmatisch

prático

pragmaticus

عملي

pragmàtica

prammatico

práctico

pratique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with English: practical

In summary

From Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus (“relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a person versed in the law who furnished arguments and points to advocates and orators, a kind of attorney”), from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós, “active, versed in affairs”), from πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”), in plural πράγματα (prágmata, “affairs, state affairs, public business, etc.”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”) (whence English practical).

Sentences

Tabitha on the other hand , chose a more pragmatic approach .

His dissertation " The Pragmatic Revolt in Politics " proved influential .