pragmatism

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noun

1. (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
• Derivationally related forms:
pragmatic, pragmatical, pragmatist
• Topics:
philosophy
• Hypernyms:
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
• Hyponyms:
instrumentalism
2. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
• Syn:
realism
• Derivationally related forms:
pragmatic, pragmatical, pragmatist, realist (for: realism)
• Hypernyms:
practicality