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impracticality
im·prac·ti·cal
/
ɪmˈpræk
tɪ
kəl
/
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[
im-
prak
-ti-k
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
not
practical
or useful.
2.
not capable of dealing with
practical
matters; lacking sense.
3.
idealistic
.
4.
impracticable
.
Origin:
1860–65;
im-
2
+
practical
Related forms
im·prac·ti·cal·i·ty,
im·prac·ti·cal·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
impossible
,
impracticable
,
impractical,
improbable
.
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impractical
(ɪmˈpræktɪk
ə
l)
—
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
impracti'cality
—
n
im'practicalness
—
n
im'practically
—
adv
impractical
(ɪmˈpræktɪk
ə
l)
—
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
impracti'cality
—
n
im'practicalness
—
n
im'practically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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