Pragmatic vs. Realist — What's the Difference?

Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.

One who is inclined to literal truth and pragmatism.

(Philosophy) Of or relating to pragmatism.

A practitioner of artistic or philosophic realism.

(Linguistics) Of or relating to pragmatics.

(philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.

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.

One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.

A pragmatic sanction.

An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.

Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.

One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists.

Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.

An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.

Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.

A person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary.

A man of business.

A philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

A busybody.

A person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

A public decree.

A painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner.

Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome.

Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; - said of literature.

One skilled in affairs.

A solemn public ordinance or decree.

Concerned with practical matters;

Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism

Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;