pragmatic

adj.

1. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
2. Philosophy. Of or relating to pragmatism.
3. Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them.
4. Archaic.
   1. Active; busy.
   2. Active in an officious or meddlesome way.
   3. Dogmatic; dictatorial.

n.

1. A pragmatic sanction.
2. Archaic. A meddler; a busybody.

[Latin prāgmaticus, skilled in business, from Greek prāgmatikos, from prāgma, prāgmat-, deed, from prāssein, prāg-, to do.]

pragmatical prag·mat'i·cal adj.
pragmatically prag·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

adjective

Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.

noun

A person given to intruding in other people's affairs: busybody, interloper, meddler, quidnunc. Informal kibitzer. Slang buttinsky. See participate/abstain.

adj

Definition: sensible
Antonyms: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, unreasonable

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IN BRIEF: Practical.

Many people adopt a pragmatic attitude when it comes to buying gifts for others.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pragmatisk, geskæftig, påståelig
n. - pragmatiker

Nederlands (Dutch)
pragmatisch, zakelijk

Français (French)
adj. - pragmatique
n. - (gén, Philos) pragmatique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pragmatisch
n. - Pragmatik

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πραγματικός, πρακτικός, ρεαλιστικός, προσγειωμένος, πραγματιστής

Italiano (Italian)
pragmatico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pragmático

Русский (Russian)
прагматический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pragmático
n. - pragmático

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pragmatisk, saklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
忙碌的, 实际的, 活跃的, 爱管闲事的人, 自负的人, 国事诏书

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 忙碌的, 實際的, 活躍的
n. - 愛管閒事的人, 自負的人, 國事詔書

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 분주한, 활동적인, 자부심이 강한
n. - 오지랖이 넓은 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 実際的な, 実用主義の, 内政の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناشط, نشيط, فضولي, ذو علاقه بفلسفه الذرائع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעשי, דוגמטי, מתערב בעניינים, מפיק לקחים מעשיים מפרשיות היסטוריות‬
n. - ‮אדם המתערב בעניינים שונים (מיושן)‬

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