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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prag•ma•tist (prag′mə tist),USA pronunciation n. - a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.;
a practical person. - Philosophyan advocate or adherent of philosophical pragmatism.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pragmatism.
- pragmat(ic) + -ist 1630–40
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prag•ma•tism /ˈprægməˌtɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- character or conduct that emphasizes practical results rather than principle:made her decision based more on pragmatism than on any desire to serve the people.
- a philosophical movement or system emphasizing practical consequences as the criterion in determining truth, meaning, or value.
prag•ma•tist, n. [countable], adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prag•ma•tism (prag′mə tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - character or conduct that emphasizes practicality.
- Philosophya philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion in determining meaning, truth, or value. Cf. pragmaticism, instrumentalism.
- pragmat(ic) + -ism 1860–65
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