Word: pragmatism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: prag
ma
tism
Definition: The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
Morphemes:
Affix: pragmatism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πρᾱ́σσω
Language: grc
Decoded: prasso
Meaning: I do, practice
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).