English-Thai Dictionary

pragmatic

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ทฤษฎี ปฏิบัตินิยม  pragmatic impractical imprudent ti-kiao-kab-tued-sa-de-pa-ti-bud-ni-yom

 

pragmatic

ADJ เน้น การปฏิบัติ  pragmatic useful impractical nean-kan-pa-ti-bud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRAGMATIC, PRAGMATICAL

a.[L. pragmaticus; Gr. business; to do. See Practice. ] Forward to intermeddle; meddling; impertinently busy or officious in the concerns of others, without leave or invitation. The fellow grew so pragmatical, that he took upon him the government of my whole family.
Pragmatic sanction, in the German empire, the settlement made by Charles VI, the emperor, who in 1722, having no sons, settled his hereditary dominions on his eldest daughter, the archduchess Maria Theresa, which settlement was confirmed by most of the powers of Europe. The civil law, pragmatic sanction may be defined, a rescript or answer of the sovereign, delivered by advice of his council to some college, order, or body of people, who consult him in relation to the affairs of their community. The like answer given to a particular person, is called simply a rescript.

 

PRAGMATICALLY

adv. In a meddling manner; impertinently.

 

PRAGMATICALNESS

n.The quality of intermeddling without right or invitation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRAGMATIC; PRAGMATICAL

Prag *mat "ic, Prag *mat "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. pragmaticus busy, active, skilled in business, especially in law and state affairs, systematic, Gr. pragmatique. See Practical. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner. The next day. .. I began to be very pragmatical. Evelyn. We can not always be contemplative, diligent, or pragmatical, abroad; but have need of some delightful intermissions. Milton. Low, pragmatical, earthly views of the gospel. Hare.

 

2. Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome. "Pragmatical officers of justice. " Sir W. Scott. The fellow grew so pragmatical that he took upon him the government of my whole family. Arbuthnot.

 

3. Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature. "Pragmatic history. " Sir W. Hamilton. "Pragmatic poetry. " M. Arnold. Pragmatic sanction, a solemn ordinance or decree issued by the head or legislature of a state upon weighty matters; -- a term derived from the Byzantine empire. In European history, two decrees under this name are particularly celebrated. One of these, issued by Charles VII. of France, A. D. 1438, was the foundation of the liberties of the Gallican church; the other, issued by Charles VI. of Germany, A. D. 1724, settled his hereditary dominions on his eldest daughter, the Archduchess Maria Theresa.

 

PRAGMATIC

PRAGMATIC Prag *mat "ic, n.

 

1. One skilled in affairs. My attorney and solicitor too; a fine pragmatic. B. Jonson.

 

2. A solemn public ordinance or decree. A royal pragmatic was accordingly passed. Prescott.

 

PRAGMATICALLY

PRAGMATICALLY Prag *mat "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a pragmatical manner.

 

PRAGMATICALNESS

PRAGMATICALNESS Prag *mat "ic *al *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being pragmatical.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pragmatic

prag mat ic |pragˈmatik præɡˈmædɪk | ▶adjective dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations: a pragmatic approach to politics. • relating to philosophical or political pragmatism. • Linguistics of or relating to pragmatics. DERIVATIVES prag mat i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the senses ‘busy, interfering, conceited ’): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact, ’ from pragma ‘deed ’ (from the stem of prattein ‘do ’). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

pragmatics

prag mat ics |pragˈmatiks præɡˈmædɪks | ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in which it is used, including such matters as deixis, taking turns in conversation, text organization, presupposition, and implicature.

 

pragmatic sanction

prag mat ic sanc tion ▶noun historical an imperial or royal ordinance or decree that has the force of law. ORIGIN translating Law Latin pragmatica sanctio.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pragmatic

prag |mat ¦ic |pragˈmatɪk | ▶adjective dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations: a pragmatic approach to politics. • relating to philosophical or political pragmatism. • Linguistics relating to pragmatics. DERIVATIVES pragmatically adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the senses ‘busy, interfering, conceited ’): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact ’, from pragma ‘deed ’ (from the stem of prattein ‘do ’). The current senses date from the mid 19th cent.

 

pragmatics

prag |mat ¦ics |pragˈmatɪks | ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in which it is used, including such matters as deixis, the taking of turns in conversation, text organization, presupposition, and implicature.

 

pragmatic sanction

prag |mat ¦ic sanc |tion ▶noun historical an imperial or royal decree that has the force of law. • (Pragmatic Sanction ) a document drafted in 1717 by the Emperor Charles VI providing for his daughter Maria Theresa to succeed to all his territories should he die without a son. Opposition to it led to the War of the Austrian Succession on Charles's death in 1740. ORIGIN translating Law Latin pragmatica sanctio.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pragmatic

pragmatic adjective she remains pragmatic in the most emotional circumstances: practical, matter-of-fact, sensible, down-to-earth, commonsensical, businesslike, having both /one's feet on the ground, hardheaded, no-nonsense; informal hard-nosed. ANTONYMS impractical.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pragmatic

pragmatic adjective my father was entirely pragmatic in his response to difficult situations. See practical (sense 4 ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

pragmática

pragmática nombre femenino Parte de la lingüística que estudia el lenguaje en su relación con los usuarios y las circunstancias de la comunicación .

 

pragmático, -ca

pragmático, -ca adjetivo 1 Que se refiere a la práctica, la ejecución o la realización de las acciones y no a la teoría o a la especulación :las tesis más pragmáticas mantienen que sería más rentable establecer el mapa genético de un ser vivo que establecer las secuencias base del genoma .SINÓNIMO práctico .2 [persona ] Que piensa o actúa dando prioridad o mucha importancia a las consideraciones prácticas :es un político muy pragmático .3 De la pragmática o relacionado con esta parte de la lingüística :un estudio pragmático de los pronombres personales en el español .4 Del pragmatismo o relacionado con esta filosofía .5 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [jurista ] Que interpreta o glosa las leyes de un país .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pragmatic

prag mat ic /præɡmǽtɪk /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠実用 [実践 ]的な .2 〘哲 〙実用主義の .3 〘言 〙語用論の .prag m á t i cal ly 副詞

 

pragmatics

prag mat ics /præɡmǽtɪks /名詞 U 〖単数扱い 〗〘言 〙語用論 〘語の意味とその語が用いられた特定の状況との関係を分析する言語学の研究分野; →semantics 〙.