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practical Adjective 1. involving experience or actual use rather than theory 2. concerned with everyday matters: the kind of practical and emotional upheaval that divorce can bring 3. sensible, useful, and effective rather than fashionable or attractive: it's a marvellous design, because it's comfortable, it's practical, and it actually looks good 4. involving the simple basics: practical skills 5. being very close to (a state); virtual: it's a practical certainty Noun an examination or lesson in which something has to be made or done [Greek praktikos, from prassein to experience] practicality n
practically adv USAGE: A distinction is usually made between practical and practicable. Practical refers to a person, idea, project, etc., as being more concerned with or relevant to practice than theory: he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application. Practicable refers to a project or idea as being capable of being done or put into effect: the plan was expensive, yet practicable. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
practical adjective 2. empirical, real, applied, actual, hands-on, in the field, experimental, factual << OPPOSITE theoretical adjective 3. sensible, ordinary, realistic, down-to-earth, mundane, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, businesslike, hard-headed, workaday << OPPOSITE impractical adjective 4. feasible, possible, sound, viable, constructive, workable, practicable, doable << OPPOSITE impractical adjective 5. useful, ordinary, appropriate, sensible, everyday, functional, utilitarian, serviceable adjective 6. skilled, working, seasoned, trained, experienced, qualified, veteran, efficient, accomplished, proficient << OPPOSITE inexperienced USAGE A distinction is usually made between practical and practicable. Practical refers to a person, idea, project, etc, as being more concerned with or relevant to practice than theory: he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application. Practicable refers to a project or idea as being capable of being done or put into effect: the plan was expensive, yet practicable. Translations practical [ˈpræktɪkl] adj → praktisch; [person] (= good with hands); praktisch veranlagt; [ideas, methods] → praktikabel adj practical [ˈprӕktikəl] 1 concerned with the doing of something practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical. prakties عَمَلي практически praktický praktisk tatsächlich, praktisch πρακτκός, εμπειρικός práctico praktiline عملی käytännöllinen pratique מַעֲשִׂי व्यावहारिक primjenjiv,upotrebljiv gyakorlati(as) praktis framkvæmdar- pratico 実際の 실제적인 praktinio pobūdžio praktisks praktik praktisch praktisk praktyczny prático practic практический praktický uporaben praktičan praktisk ใช้การได้จริง pratik, uygulamalı 實際的 практичний عمل سے متعلق thực hành 实际的 2 (of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective You must try to find a practical answer to the problem. prakties فَعّال، مُفيد практичен užitečný praktisk durchführbar πρακτικός, αποτελεσματικός práctico otstarbekas مفید käyttökelpoinen pratique שִׁימוּשִׁי प्रयोगात्मक praktičan praktikus berguna hagnÿtur pratico 役立つ 실용적인, 유용한 tinkamas, tikras efektīvs; lietderīgs; lietojams praktis praktisch praktisk, anvendelig praktyczny prático concret практический, целесообразный užitočný uporaben efikasan praktisk, ändamålsenlig ที่มีประสิทธิภาพ yararlı, faydalı 有用的,實用的 доцільний, корисний مفيد، متاثر thiết thực 有用的,实用的 3 (negativeunpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently He can look after himself – he's a very practical child. onprakties قادِر على التَّعامُل مع الأمور практичен praktický fornuftig geschickt πρακτικός (για πρόσωπο) práctico praktiline خوش فکر؛ بدرد بخور järkevä sens pratique qui a le מַעֲשִׂי व्यवहारिक, क्रियात्मक, कार्यप्रवृत्त realan,zbiljski ügyes efisien sem er séður, sem hefur verksvit pratico 実際的な 실지에 익숙한, 유능한 praktiškas praktisks; lietišķs bersikap praktis praktisch praktisk praktyczny prático cu simţ practic практичный praktický spreten spretan praktisk ปฏิบัติได้ becerikli, elinden iş gelir 有實踐經驗的 практичний مشاق thông minh 有实践经验的 n practiˈcality [ˈkӕ-] saak, punt قُدْرَة على التَّعامُل مع الأمور практически въпрос praktičnost praktisk omstændighed; faktisk omstændighed das Praktische πρακτικότητα sentido práctico praktilisus انجام پذیری käytännöllisyys sens pratique הֶיוֹתוֹ מַעֲשִׂי, בַּר בּיצוּע व्यवहारिकता praktičnost gyakorlati(as)ság kepraktisan hagsÿni; hagkvæmni; framkvæmdaratriði praticità, senso pratico 実用性 유용성 praktiškumas praktiskums secara praktikal praktisch aspect praktisk detalj/spørsmål praktyczność espírito prático caracter practic практичность praktickosť praktični vidiki praktičnost praktiskhet, praktisk läggning การใช้การได้จริง uygulanabilme, pratiklik 實踐性 практичність, практицизм عملي ہونا tính thực tế 实践性 adv practically 1 almost The room was practically full. so te sê تَقْريبا почти prakticky næsten so gut wie σχεδόν prácticamente, casi peaaegu تقریباً melkein pratiquement לְמַעֲשֶׂה व्यवहार्यता praktično,gotovo úgyszólván hampir næstum praticamente; quasi ほとんど 거의 beveik gandrīz boleh dikatakan praktisch praktisk talt, så godt som, så å si praktycznie praticamente practic почти prakticky skoraj skoro praktiskt taget เกือบ neredeyse, hemen hemen 幾乎 фактично, практично تقريباً hầu như 几乎 2 in a practical way Practically, it's more difficult than you think. prakties gesproke عمَلِيَّا практически ve skutečnosti i virkeligheden tatsächlich στην πράξη en la práctica tegelikult در عمل käytännöllisesti katsoen en pratique בְּאוֹפֶן מַעֲשִׂי व्यवहारिक रूप से, वास्तव में, वस्तुत: stvarno gyakorlatilag secara praktis í reynd (in realtà) 実際には 실제로는 praktiškai, iš tikrųjų īstenībā; faktiski secara praktisnya in de praktijk i praksis praktycznie rzecz biorąc em termos práticos în practică на деле v skutočnosti dejansko praktično praktiskt, i praktiken ซึ่งใช้การได้จริง gerçekte 實際上,事實上 фактично, на ділі عملي طور پر trên thực tế 实际上,事实上 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. streek, foppery مزْحَة ثقيلَه практична шега kanadský žert practical joke der Schabernack φάρσα broma pesada vingerpuss شوخی انجام دادنی kepponen farce מְתִיחָה क्रियात्मक परिहास, दिल्लगी šala durva tréfa gurauan hrekkur, prakkarastrik scherzo (di mano) いたずら 못된[] 장난 išdaiga izmuļķošana, parupjš joks, izāzēšana mempermainkan orang poets grov spøk; skøyerstrek psikus partida glumă proastă розыгрыш kanadský žart(ík) potegavščina šala practical joke เรื่องที่ใช้แกล้งคน eşek şakası 惡作劇 розіграш مزاحيہ نقالي chơi khăm 恶作剧 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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