Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pragmatist | Yes | No | No | No |
realist | Yes | No | No | No |
pragmatist (noun) | realist (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 | a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them |
an adherent of philosophical pragmatism | a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style |
a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly |