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PRONUNCIATION OF PRACTICALIST

practicalist  [ˈpræktɪkəlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRACTICALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Practicalist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRACTICALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of practicalist in the English dictionary

The definition of practicalist in the dictionary is a person concerned with or advocating what is practical, especially as opposed to what is theoretical. Other definition of practicalist is one who holds to the philosophy of practicalism.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRACTICALIST


analyst
ˈænəlɪst
capitalist
ˈkæpɪtəlɪst
catalyst
ˈkætəlɪst
classicalist
ˈklæsɪkəlɪst
finalist
ˈfaɪnəlɪst
fiscalist
ˈfɪskəlɪst
generalist
ˈdʒɛnərəlɪst
journalist
ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst
localist
ˈləʊkəlɪst
mentalist
ˈmentəlɪst
minimalist
ˈmɪnɪməlɪst
nationalist
ˈnæʃənəlɪst
naturalist
ˈnætʃrəlɪst
novelist
ˈnɒvəlɪst
periodicalist
ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkəlɪst
realist
ˈrɪəlɪst
socialist
ˈsəʊʃəlɪst
specialist
ˈspɛʃəlɪst
syndicalist
ˈsɪndɪkəlɪst
vocalist
ˈvəʊkəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRACTICALIST

practicability
practicable
practicableness
practicably
practical
practical joke
practical joker
practical nurse
practical reason
practical reasoning
practicalism
practicalities
practicality
practically
practicalness
practice
practice exam
practice game
practice manager
practice match

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRACTICALIST

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aerialist
brutalist
centralist
environmentalist
Federalist
fundamentalist
herbalist
hospitalist
idealist
loyalist
Orientalist
pastoralist
photojournalist
removalist
revivalist
semifinalist
sensationalist
structuralist
surrealist
survivalist

Synonyms and antonyms of practicalist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «practicalist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRACTICALIST

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The translations of practicalist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «practicalist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

practicalist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

practicalist
570 millions of speakers

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practicalist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

practicalist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

practicalist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

practicalist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

practicalist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

practicalist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

practicalist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Praktikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

practicalist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

practicalist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

practicalist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Praktis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

practicalist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

practicalist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यावहारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

practicalist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

practicalist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

practicalist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

practicalist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

practicalist
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

practicalist
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

practicalist
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

practicalist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

practicalist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of practicalist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRACTICALIST»

The term «practicalist» is barely ever used and occupies the 205.374 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRACTICALIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «practicalist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «practicalist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about practicalist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRACTICALIST»

Discover the use of practicalist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to practicalist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Know: A Practicalist Conception of Knowledge
This book argues that several long-standing presumptions at the heart of the standard analytic conception of knowledge are false, and defends an alternative, a practicalist conception of knowledge.
Stephen Hetherington, 2011
2
A Historical-developmental Study of Classical Indian ...
The practicalist historian would consider all this undesirable today and in classical times as well. He can very well accuse the great saint Vyasa of moral insensitivity for his following the niyoga practice blindly as if it were morally, impeccable.
Rajendra Prasad, 2009
3
Method in Ethical Theory
It need not be an all-or-none matter, but the difference of degree that emerges in the answer is itself enough to incline to a cognitivist or practicalist perspective. The area of advisable cog- nitivism in ethical theory as well as the area of ...
Abraham Edel, 1993
4
Conceptions of Knowledge
Thus, that potential independence, of each piece of knowledge from the other, is manifest within a practicalist conception of knowledge. turn be grounded within, or explained by, a larger epistemological picture. I am offering one possible such  ...
Stefan Tolksdorf, 2011
5
Ingenor
In that same editorial I identified a couple opposing factions in the university community as "liberalist" and "practicalist." I did not get around to the obvious fact that similar factions exist even within the practicalist engineering community.
‎1972
6
Teaching Science for Understanding: A Human Constructivist View
This change has seen the repeated comings and goings of curricula guided by the Academist and Practicalist traditions in American education (Figure 2). in both traditions, substantial effort has been directed toward helping students make ...
Joel J. Mintzes, James H. Wandersee, Joseph D. Novak, 2005
7
Out from the Shadows: Analytical Feminist Contributions to ...
The practicalist, on the other hand, does not need to impugn the politics of her opponents. Although she may argue against other views in the course of defending her own, she does not need to take the extra step of discrediting the opposition.
Sharon L. Crasnow, Anita M. Superson, 2012
8
Bringing Peace Home: Feminism, Violence, and Nature
The Practicalist Conception of Truth: What Is It? Ruddick's account has two central components: ( 1 ) The theoretical development of what she calls "maternal thinking," which she grounds in maternal practice and explains in terms of what she ...
Karen Warren, Duane L. Cady, 1996
9
Feminism and Modern Philosophy: An Introduction
Weil looked to other less assigned works—the Principles of Philosophy and Rules for the Direction of the Mind, where a more practicalist account of reason emerges. Philosophy, Descartes made clear in the first lines of the Principles, is not ...
Andrea Nye, 2004
10
Normative epistemology and scientific research: reflections ...
by infallible methods of justifying belief. Given that he or she will endorse methods of justifying belief that are fallible to a greater or lesser degree, the purists' goal of obtaining only true beliefs must be sacrificed by the practicalist in the interest ...
Lee Stephanie Rowen, 1986

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRACTICALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term practicalist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Reflections on Nehru
A pragmatist and a practicalist, he had little patience with our class analysis of the Indian social and political set-up. When pressed, he of ... «Mainstream, May 15»
2
Stop Load Shedding and Embrace the the Endless Opportunity in …
But I am a Practicalist. I built the solution and it is viewable on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjLf9lL4r4Y. What this means, is that ... «News24, Jan 15»
3
'Net bans failed elsewhere'
Practicalist - East Mackay 10 months ago. I don't really think fish stocks at sea are the problem, and I doubt that commercial fishermen are the ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Sep 14»
4
My husband hates my sex toy. What do I do?
Susie, ever the practicalist, scolds her friend: “No, you always do this. Don't even tempt yourself. Let's just get your lube and get out.” This isn't ... «Globe and Mail, Jul 13»
5
Clint Eastwood at 80: 'A school reunion? There wouldn't be anybody …
I'm a practicalist, but it's an interesting idea because it makes you think.' Hereafter, out on January 28, was written by Peter Morgan, the British ... «Daily Mail, Jan 11»

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