Princeton's WordNet

1. practical(adj)

   concerned with actual use or practice

   "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

2. hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic(adj)

   guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

   "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

3. virtual(a), practical(a)(adj)

   being actually such in almost every respect

   "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

4. practical(adj)

   having or put to a practical purpose or use

   "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. practical(adjective)ˈpræk tɪ kəl

   relating to real situations, not theories

   students who need practical advice about how to get a job; practical money skills

2. practicalˈpræk tɪ kəl

   appropriate and sensible

   It's not practical to buy another computer.; a practical decision

3. practicalˈpræk tɪ kəl

   (of a person) good at thinking in a sensible way

   She's very practical with her money.

4. practicalˈpræk tɪ kəl

   (of a person) good at making or fixing things

   He's not very practical.

5. practicalˈpræk tɪ kəl

   indicates sth is the same as what is being described in almost every way

   Shutting the library means another community resource is, for all practical purposes, gone.

Wiktionary

1. practical(Noun)

   that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

2. practical(Adjective)

   Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis

   Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.

3. practical(Adjective)

   Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use

   Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.

4. practical(Adjective)

   Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical

   All in all, Jack's a very practical chap

Webster Dictionary

1. Practical(adj)

   of or pertaining to practice or action

2. Practical(adj)

   capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry

3. Practical(adj)

   evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind

4. Practical(adj)

   derived from practice; as, practical skill

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