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practicality

[ prak-ti-kal-i-tee ]

noun

, plural prac·ti·cal·i·ties.
  1. the quality of being adapted or designed for actual use; usefulness or convenience:

    Your home furniture choices should be based on practicality, durability, and beauty.

  2. interest in or inclination toward actual work or activity as opposed to theories or ideas:

    My mother was an entrepreneur whose tremendous vision, teamed with her practicality, “moved mountains.”

  3. a detail or consideration involved in putting something into action:

    She talked with culinary students about their dreams as well as the practicalities of launching a food business.

  4. the constraints or demands of real life or actual implementation:

    Economy and practicality dictate that we can't save every green space from development.

  5. the quality or fact of relating to actual activity, especially ordinary or everyday activity:

    I appreciate the real-world practicality of the question, “What does it mean to be a father?”



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