Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pragmatist | Yes | No | No | No |
pragmatism | Yes | No | No | No |
pragmatist (noun) | pragmatism (noun) |
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a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of their actions | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth |
an adherent of philosophical pragmatism | (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value |