AESTHETICISM Antonyms
Definition of AESTHETICISM
Best Opposite Words For AESTHETICISM
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efficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ratio of the output to the input of any system • skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort | ||||||||
expedience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being suited to the end in view • taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others | ||||||||
functionality | nounn | |||||||
noun • capable of serving a purpose well | ||||||||
practicality | nounn | |||||||
noun • concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | ||||||||
pragmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | ||||||||
purposefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of having a definite purpose | ||||||||
realism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • the state of being actual or real • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||||
usefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being of practical use | ||||||||
utilitarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number |