English dictionary

pragmatism

/'pr/&/gm/@/,t/I/z/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

noun.attribute

Synonyms realism

Source: WordNet 3.0
The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.

noun

Source: webster1913