pragmatic
Meanings
Plural: pragmatics
Noun
- an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
- A man of business.
- A busybody.
- A public decree.
Adjective Satellite
- concerned with practical matters
- "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
Adjective
- of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
Adj
- Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
- Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus (“relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a person versed in the law who furnished arguments and points to advocates and orators, a kind of attorney”), from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós, “active, versed in affairs”), from πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”), in plural πράγματα (prágmata, “affairs, state affairs, public business, etc.”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”) (whence English practical).
Synonyms
down-to-earth, functional, hard-nosed, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic sanction, pragmatical, realistic, utilitarian
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
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