French word

fonctionnaliste

Pronunciation

IPA/fɔ̃ksjonalist/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)functionalist

Example

Il est fonctionnaliste.

He is a functionalist.

Illustration for fonctionnaliste (functionalist)

More examples

Ses collègues le traitent de fonctionnaliste quand il choisit la solution la plus pratique.

His colleagues call him a functionalist when he chooses the most practical solution.

Core concept

A thinker who understands things by asking what part each one plays in the whole.

Similar words

utilitariste: A person who judges actions or policies by their overall benefit.
pragmatiste: A person who values practical usefulness over theory.
structuraliste: A person who explains things through relationships among their parts.
analyste: A person who examines information or situations to clarify causes or meaning.

Definition in French

Désigne quelqu'un qui adopte une perspective fonctionnaliste et interprète les éléments selon leur fonction.

Word origin

Fonctionnaliste was formed in French from fonction and -aliste; fonction comes from Latin functio, the source of English function.

Usage tips

  • The noun has the same form for masculine and feminine, with un fonctionnaliste and une fonctionnaliste.

Related words

  • fonctionnelfunctionaladjective
  • fonctionnalitéfunctionalitynoun

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