practicality

prac·ti·cal  (prkt-kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory, speculation, or ideals: gained practical experience of sailing as a deck hand.

2. Manifested in or involving practice: practical applications of calculus.

3. Actually engaged in a specified occupation or a certain kind of work; practicing.

4. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful: practical knowledge of Japanese. See Usage Note at practicable.

5. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful: Woodworking is a practical art.

6. Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative.

7. Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual: a practical disaster.

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[Middle English practicale, from Medieval Latin prcticlis, from prctica, practice; see practicable.]

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practi·cali·ty (-kl-t), practi·cal·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

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

practicality [ˌpræktɪˈkælɪti]

n

[plan] → aspect m pratique

[person] → sens m pratique practicalities

npl → détails mpl pratiques
practical joke n → farce f
to play a practical joke on sb → faire une farce à qn
practical joker n → farceur/euse m/f

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

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