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prac·ti·cal

 (prăk′tĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory or speculation: gained practical experience of sailing as a deck hand.
2. Manifested in or involving practice: practical applications of calculus.
3. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful: practical knowledge of Japanese. See Usage Note at practicable.
4. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful: Woodworking is a practical art.
5. Having or showing good judgment; sensible: If we're practical, we can do the job quickly.
6. Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual: The snowstorm was a practical disaster.
[Middle English practicale, from Medieval Latin prācticālis, from prāctica, practice; see practicable.]
prac′ti·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), prac′ti·cal·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.practicality - concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
usefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use
functionality - capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality"
viability - capable of being done in a practical and useful way
sensibleness - the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
realism, pragmatism - the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
impracticality - concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
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practicality

noun
1. feasibility, value, use, possibility, utility, viability, usefulness, practicability, workability the practicality of the suggestion
2. common sense, sense, realism, pragmatism, matter-of-factness Mr Calder showed commendable practicality in his attitude.
3. functionalism, utility, usefulness, functionality, serviceability The furniture managed to combine practicality with elegance.
4. practical details, mechanics, nuts and bolts (informal), nitty gritty (informal) the cost and practicality of the system
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Translations
قُدْرَة على التَّعامُل مع الأمور
praktičnost
faktisk omstændighed
gyakorlati ság
hagsÿni; hagkvæmni; framkvæmdaratriîi
pratiklikuygulanabilme

practicality

[ˌpræktɪˈkælɪtɪ] N [of design, model] → utilidad f; [of scheme, project] → lo factible; [of person] → sentido m práctico
practicalities → detalles mpl prácticos
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practicality

[ˌpræktɪˈkælɪti]
n
[plan] → aspect m pratique
[person] → sens m pratique practicalities
npl → détails mpl pratiquespractical joke n → farce f
to play a practical joke on sb → faire une farce à qnpractical joker n → farceur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

practicality

n
no pl (of person) → praktische Veranlagung
no pl (of scheme etc) → Durchführbarkeit f; your solution shows/lacks practicality → Ihre Lösung ist praxisnah/praxisfremd
(= practical detail) → praktisches Detail
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practicality

[ˌpræktɪˈkælɪtɪ] n (of person) → senso pratico; (of scheme, idea) → aspetto pratico
practicalities → dettagli mpl pratici
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practical

(ˈprӕktikəl) adjective
1. concerned with the doing of something. practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.
2. (of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective. You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.
3. (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.
ˌpractiˈcality (ˈkӕ-) noun
ˈpractically adverb
1. almost. The room was practically full.
2. in a practical way. Practically, it's more difficult than you think.
practical joke
a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told. He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.
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