Definitions for practicality
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prac•ti•calˈpræk tɪ kəl(adj.)
pertaining to or concerned with practice or action:
practical mathematics.
consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action:
a practical application of a rule.
adapted or suited for actual use; useful or utilitarian:
practical instructions; a practical vinyl floor.
inclined toward or fitted for action or useful activities.
mindful of the results, usefulness, etc., of action or procedure; sensible.
of or concerned with ordinary activities or work:
practical affairs.
engaged or experienced in actual practice or work:
a practical politician.
matter-of-fact; prosaic.
being such in practice or effect:
a practical certainty.
(of a stage property) constructed for use as a real object; practicable:
practical water faucets.
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Origin of practical:
1375–1425; late ME practik practical < L prācticus < Gk prāktikós
prac`ti•cal′i•ty(n.)
prac′ti•cal•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
practicality(noun)
concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
practicality(noun)ˌæktɪkˈæləti
the quality of being appropriate and sensible
the practicality of having a small car in the city
practicalityˌæktɪkˈæləti
the quality of thinking sensibly
We counted on her practicality.
Wiktionary
practicality(Noun)
The state of being practical or feasible.
Webster Dictionary
Practicality(noun)
the quality or state of being practical; practicalness
Translations for practicality
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
practicality(noun)
(negative unpractical ) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently
He can look after himself; – he's a very practical child.
- saak, puntAfrikaans
- قُدْرَة على التَّعامُل مع الأمورArabic
- практически въпросBulgarian
- espírito práticoPortuguese (BR)
- praktičnostCzech
- das PraktischeGerman
- praktisk omstændighed; faktisk omstændighedDanish
- πρακτικότηταGreek
- sentido prácticoSpanish
- praktilisusEstonian
- انجام پذیریFarsi
- käytännöllisyysFinnish
- sens pratiqueFrench
- הֶיוֹתוֹ מַעֲשִׂי, בַּר בּיצוּעHebrew
- व्यवहारिकताHindi
- praktičnostCroatian
- gyakorlati(as)ságHungarian
- kepraktisanIndonesian
- hagsÿni; hagkvæmni; framkvæmdaratriðiIcelandic
- praticità, senso praticoItalian
- 実用性Japanese
- 실용성Korean
- praktiškumasLithuanian
- praktiskumsLatvian
- secara praktikalMalay
- praktisch aspectDutch
- praktisk detalj/spørsmålNorwegian
- praktycznośćPolish
- انجام پذیریPersian
- تر سر رسيدنه، عملى كيدنهPashto
- espírito práticoPortuguese
- caracter practicRomanian
- практичностьRussian
- praktickosťSlovak
- praktični vidikiSlovenian
- praktičnostSerbian
- praktiskhet, praktisk läggningSwedish
- การใช้การได้จริงThai
- uygulanabilme, pratiklikTurkish
- 實踐性Chinese (Trad.)
- практичність, практицизмUkrainian
- عملي ہوناUrdu
- tính thực tếVietnamese
- 实践性Chinese (Simp.)
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