im·prac·ti·cal

(ĭm-prăk′tĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Unwise to implement or maintain in practice: Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense.

2. Incapable of dealing efficiently with practical matters, especially finances.

3. Not a part of experience, fact, or practice; theoretical.

4. Impracticable. See Usage Note at impracticable.

im·prac′ti·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), im·prac′ti·cal·ness n.

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impractical

(ɪmˈpræktɪkəl)

adj

1. not practical or workable: an impractical solution.

2. not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills: he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work.

imˌpractiˈcality, imˈpracticalness n

imˈpractically adv

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im•prac•ti•cal

(ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl)

adj.

1. not practical or useful.

2. incapable of dealing sensibly with practical matters.

3. idealistic.

4. impracticable.

[1860–65]

im•prac`ti•cal′i•ty, im•prac′ti•cal•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	impractical - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution" impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation" unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" 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.	impractical - not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" visionary, windy, airy, Laputan utopian - characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"

impractical

adjective

1. unworkable, impracticable, unrealistic, inoperable, impossible, unserviceable, nonviable With regularly scheduled airlines, sea travel became impractical.
unworkable possible, practical, viable, workable, serviceable

2. unrealistic, romantic, idealistic, optimistic, visionary, dreamy, Utopian, quixotic, impracticable, starry-eyed He was difficult, eccentric and hopelessly impractical.

3. idealistic, wild, out there (slang), romantic, unrealistic, visionary, unbusinesslike, starry-eyed He's full of wacky, weird and impractical ideas.
idealistic sensible, realistic, down-to-earth

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impractical

adjective

1. Not capable of happening or being done:

impossible, impracticable, unattainable, unrealizable, unthinkable, unworkable.

Idiom: out of the question.

2. Incapable of dealing efficiently with practical matters:

ivory-tower.

3. Incapable of being used or availed of to advantage:

impracticable, unnegotiable, unserviceable, unusable, unworkable, useless.

Translations

غَير عَمَليغَيْرُ عَمَلِيٌّ

nepraktický

upraktisk

unpraktisch

ανεφάρμοστος

poco práctico

epäkäytännöllinen

pas pratique

nepraktičan

gyakorlatiatlan

óhagkvæmur

irrealizzabile non pratico

実際的でない

비실용적인

nepraktiškas

nepraktisks

opraktisk

ที่ปฏิบัติไม่ได้

pratik olmayanuygulanamaz

không thực tế

不切实际的

impractical

[ɪmˈpræktɪkəl] ADJ [person] → poco práctico, falto de sentido práctico; [plan] → poco factible
he's so impractical → no es nada práctico

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impractical

[ɪmˈpræktɪk^əl] adj

[method, idea] → peu pratique; [object] → peu pratique

[person] → qui manque d'esprit pratique

impractical

adj → unpraktisch; scheme also → unbrauchbar

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impractical

[ɪmˈpræktɪk/əl] adj (person) → privo/a di senso pratico; (plan) → poco realistico/a, poco pratico/a

impractical

(imˈprӕktikəl) adjective

lacking common sense. an impractical person/suggestion.

impractical

→ غَيْرُ عَمَلِيٌّ nepraktický upraktisk unpraktisch ανεφάρμοστος poco práctico epäkäytännöllinen pas pratique nepraktičan irrealizzabile 実際的でない 비실용적인 onpraktisch upraktisk niepraktyczny impraticável непрактичный opraktisk ที่ปฏิบัติไม่ได้ pratik olmayan không thực tế 不切实际的

impractical

a. poco práctico-a.