Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pragmatism | Yes | No | No | No |
practicality | Yes | No | No | No |
pragmatism (noun) | practicality (noun) |
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the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value |