pragmatism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
2. (countable, uncountable) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
3. (countable, uncountable) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.

Synonyms

realism

practicality

workableness

dogmatism

pedantry

relism

actuality

policy

functionalism

importunity

officiousness

Translations

pragmatismo

Pragmatismus

pragmatismo

pragmatisme

pragmatismo

pragmatisme

pragmatisme

pragmatizm

πραγματισμός

Pragmatik

pragmacılık

براغماتية

realismo

ρεαλισμός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek stem of πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”) + -ism.