functionalist
Americannoun
adjective
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of or relating to functionalism.
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built or made according to the principles of Functionalism by a person associated with the movement.
Etymology
Origin of functionalist
First recorded in 1910–15; functional + -ist
Example Sentences
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I mean, we can do a pragmatic, functionalist reading, and we can say it goes against the spirit of the amendment.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
Note that this irreconcilable difference between functionalist and causal theories has nothing to do with intelligence, natural or artificial.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023
He spent days perusing the historic center’s hangarlike markets and countless workshops, many of them tucked into crumbling colonial houses and crooked functionalist apartment blocks.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
A functionalist Mexican house that showcased post-revolutionary art?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2018
International Style: generic name attached to the functionalist, anti-ornamental, and geometric tendency of architecture in the second quarter of the 20th century.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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