Pragmatic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land

concerned with practical matters

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹæɡmˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹaɡmˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹaɡmˈatɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹæɡmˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
a matter-of-fact account of the trip
a hardheaded appraisal of our position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hard-nosed matter-of-fact pragmatical pragmatic sanction hardheaded practical

Parts of Speech

noun	an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
adjective	concerned with practical matters “a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem”
adjective	of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
adjective	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory “a hardheaded appraisal of our position”

Word Forms

pragmatism	noun	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
practice	noun	a customary way of operation or behavior
practicality	noun	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pragmatisch

ein kaiserlicher Erlass, der Teil des Grundgesetzes des Landes wird

🇫🇷French

pragmatique

un décret impérial qui devient partie intégrante de la loi fondamentale du pays

🇪🇸Spanish

pragmático

un decreto imperial que se convierte en parte de la ley fundamental del país

🇮🇹Italian

pragmatico

un decreto imperiale che diventa parte della legge fondamentale del paese

🇳🇱Dutch

pragmatisch

een keizerlijk decreet dat onderdeel wordt van de fundamentele wet van het land

🇵🇹Portuguese

pragmático

um decreto imperial que passa a fazer parte da lei fundamental do país

🇷🇺Russian

прагматичный

императорский указ, который становится частью основного закона страны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यावहारिक

एक शाही आदेश जो देश के मौलिक कानून का हिस्सा बन जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাস্তববাদী

একটি সাম্রাজ্যিক ডিক্রি যা দেশের মৌলিক আইনের অংশ হয়ে ওঠে

🇮🇳Tamil

நடைமுறை சார்ந்த

ஒரு ஏகாதிபத்திய ஆணை நிலத்தின் அடிப்படை சட்டத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆచరణాత్మకమైనది

భూమి యొక్క ప్రాథమిక చట్టంలో భాగమైన ఇంపీరియల్ డిక్రీ

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यावहारिक

एक शाही हुकूम जो जमिनीच्या मूलभूत कायद्याचा भाग बनतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યવહારિક

શાહી હુકમનામું જે જમીનના મૂળભૂત કાયદાનો ભાગ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ

ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಶಾಹಿ ತೀರ್ಪು ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಕಾನೂನಿನ ಭಾಗವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രായോഗികമായ

രാജ്യത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാന നിയമത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി മാറുന്ന ഒരു സാമ്രാജ്യത്വ ഉത്തരവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਹਾਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ ਜੋ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਬਣ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عملی

ایک شاہی فرمان جو زمین کے بنیادی قانون کا حصہ بن جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

务实

成为国家基本法一部分的圣旨

🇯🇵Japanese

実用的な

国の基本法の一部となる勅令

🇰🇷Korean

바쁜

국가의 기본법의 일부가 되는 제국의 법령

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thực dụng

một sắc lệnh của đế quốc trở thành một phần của luật cơ bản của đất đai

🇹🇭Thai

ในทางปฏิบัติ

พระราชกฤษฎีกาของจักรพรรดิซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของกฎหมายพื้นฐานของแผ่นดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pragmatis

sebuah dekrit kekaisaran yang menjadi bagian dari hukum dasar negara

🇵🇭Filipino

pragmatiko

isang utos ng imperyal na nagiging bahagi ng pangunahing batas ng lupain

🇲🇾Malay

pragmatik

dekri empayar yang menjadi sebahagian daripada undang-undang asas negara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عملي

مرسوم إمبراطوري يصبح جزءًا من القانون الأساسي للبلاد

🇮🇷Persian

عملگرا

یک فرمان امپراتوری که بخشی از قانون اساسی کشور می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

pragmatik

ülkenin temel kanununun bir parçası haline gelen bir imparatorluk kararnamesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּרַגמָטִי

צו אימפריאלי שהופך לחלק מחוק היסוד של הארץ

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'pragmatic'?

The primary meaning of 'pragmatic' is 'an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pragmatic' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pragmatic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pragmatic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pragmatic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'pragmatic' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'pragmatic' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'pragmatic' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'pragmatic' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'pragmatic' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'pragmatic' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted