FUNCTIONALISM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
   Hypernyms(s) functionalism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • doctrine (what does doctrine mean?)
   • philosophy (what does philosophy mean?)
   • philosophical system (what does philosophical system mean?)
   • school of thought (what does school of thought mean?)
   • ism (what does ism mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
   Hypernyms(s) functionalism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scientific theory (what does scientific theory mean?)