pragmatism
/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object, so far as that conception has positive significance at all. This is the principle of [Charles Sanders] Peirce, the principle of pragmatism."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/
- British English: /ˈpɹaɡmətɪzəm/