practicable

practicable

workable, achievable, attainable; feasible: a practicable solution to the problem

Not to be confused with:

practical – pragmatic; suited to actual conditions; useful; sensible: a practical person

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prac·ti·ca·ble

 (prăk′tĭ-kə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being effected, done, or put into practice; feasible. See Synonyms at possible.

2. Usable for a specified purpose: a practicable way of entry.

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[Medieval Latin prācticābilis, capable of being used, from prācticāre, to practice, from prāctica, practice, from Greek prāktikē, practical science, from feminine of prāktikos, fit for action, practical, from prāssein, prāk-, to make, do.]

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prac′ti·ca·bil′i·ty n.

prac′ti·ca·bly adv.

Usage Note: It is easy to confuse practicable and practical because they look so much alike and overlap in meaning. Practicable means "feasible" as well as "usable," and it cannot be applied to persons. Practical has at least six meanings, including the sense "capable of being put into effect, useful," wherein the confusion with practicable arises. But there is a subtle distinction between these words that is worth keeping. For the purpose of ordering coffee in a Parisian café, it would be practical (that is, useful) to learn some French, but it still might not be practicable for someone with a busy schedule and little time to learn.

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practicable

(ˈpræktɪkəbəl)

adj

1. capable of being done; feasible

2. usable

[C17: from French praticable, from pratiquer to practise; see practical]

ˌpracticaˈbility, ˈpracticableness n

ˈpracticably adv

Usage: See at practical

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prac•ti•ca•ble

(ˈpræk tɪ kə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being done or put into practice with the available means; feasible.

2. capable of being used.

prac′ti•ca•bly, adv.

syn: See possible.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	practicable - usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution" operable practical - 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.	practicable - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are executable, feasible, viable, workable possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

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practicable

adjective feasible, possible, viable, workable, achievable, attainable, doable, within the realm of possibility, performable Teachers can only be expected to do what is practicable.
impossible, out of the question, unworkable, unattainable, unachievable, unfeasible, beyond the bounds of possibility see practical

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practicable

adjective

1. Capable of occurring or being done:

feasible, possible, viable, workable.

Idiom: within reach.

2. Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose:

functional, handy, practical, serviceable, useful, utilitarian.

3. Available for use:

accessible, employable, open, operable, operative, usable, utilizable.

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Translations

مُمْكِن عَمَلُه

použitelný

gennemførlig

durchführbargangbargehen

factiblepracticablerealizable

réalisable

kivihetõ

framkvæmanlegur

eseguibilepraticabilerealizzabilerealizzabilit...

įvykdomumasrealiai

lietojamspiepildāmsrealizējams

handiguitvoerbaar

gjennomførlig

uygulanabiliryapılabilir

可实行的行得通的

practicable

[ˈpræktɪkəbl] ADJ → practicable, viable, factible

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practicable

[ˈpræktɪkəb^əl] adj [scheme] → réalisable
as soon as practicable → dès que possible
to be not reasonably practicable → n'être pas raisonnablement faisable

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practicable

adj → durchführbar, praktikabel; road → befahrbar

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practicable

[ˈpræktɪkəbl] adj (scheme) → praticabile, attuabile

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practicable

(ˈprӕktikəbl) adjective

able to be used or done. a practicable plan. prakties مُمْكِن عَمَلُه осъществим praticável použitelný durchführbar gennemførlig εφικτόςpracticable, factible, realizable kasutuskõlblik عملی toteuttamiskelpoinen réalisableמעשי उपयोगी izvediv, moguć használható, kivihető bisa dilaksanakan framkvæmanlegur fattibile 実行可能な 실제적인 įvykdomas, realus realizējams; lietojams; piepildāms boleh dilaksanakan uitvoerbaar, bruikbaargjennomførlig, gjørligwykonalny عملى praticável practicabil, realizabil осуществимый, реальный (prakticky) použiteľný izvedljiv izvodljiv genomförbar, användbar ที่สามารถปฏิบัติได้ uygulanabilir, yapılabilir 可實行的，行得通的 здійсненний, реальний قابل استعمال، قابل عمل khả thi 可实行的，行得通的

ˈpracticably adverb

prakties بصورَة يُمْكِن عَمَلُها осъществимо praticavelmente proveditelně durchführbar gennemførligt εφικτά de manera practicable/factible teostatavalt بطور عملی toteuttamiskelpoisesti de manière faisable בְּאוֹפֶן מַעֲשִׂי उपयोगिता provediv gyakorlatilag, tulajdonképpen secara praktis framkvæmanlega in maniera fattibile 実際的に 실제적으로 realiai, tinkamai reāli; lietojami boleh dilaksanakan uitvoerbaar, bruikbaargjennomførbartmożliwie په عملى توګه praticavelmente posibil осуществимо prakticky izvedljivo izvodljiv genomförbart, användbart อย่างปฏิบัติได้ kullanışlı 可行地 здійсненно, реально قابل عمل طور پر khả thi 可行地

ˈpracticableness noun

uitvoerbaarheid قابِلِيَّة التَّنْفيذ осъществимост praticabilidade použitelnost die Durchführbarkeit gennemførlighed δυνατότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. εφικτό cualidad de practicable rakendatavus عملی بودن toteuttamiskelpoisuus praticabilité שִׁימוּשִיוּת उपयोगिता mogućnost kepraktisan framkvæmanleiki fattibilità 実行可能性 실제적임 tinkamumas naudoti, įvykdyti realizējamība; lietojamība boleh dilaksanakan uitvoerbaarheid, bruikbaarheidgjennomførbarhet, gjørlighet wykonalność عملى اوسيدل praticabilidade caracter realizabil осуществимость použiteľnosť uporabnost izvodljivost genomförbarhet, användbarhet การใช้การได้จริง kullanışlılık 可行 практичність ممکن العمل tính khả thi 可行

ˌpracticaˈbility noun

uitvoerbaarheid كَوْن الشَّيء ممكنا осъществимост praticabilidade uskutečnitelnost die Durchführbarkeit gennemførlighed δυνατότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. εφικτό cualidad de practicable läbiviidavus امکان käyttökelpoisuus praticabilité אֱפשָׁרוּת מַעֲשִׂית व्यवहार्यता izvedivost, provedivost kivihetőség, megvalósíthatóság kepraktisan framkvæmanleiki fattibilità 実行可能性 실제성 įvykdomumas realizējamība boleh dilaksanakan uitvoerbaarheid, bruikbaarheidgjennomførbarhet, gjørlighet wykonalność شونتيا، امكان praticabilidade posibilitate de reali­zare осуществимость použiteľnosť izvedljivost izvodljivost genomförbarhet, användbarhet การใช้การได้จริง kullanışlılık 可行性 здійсненність قابل عمل ہونا tính khả thi 可行性

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