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tɪ adjective
1.
of or pertaining to practice or action: practical mathematics.
2.
consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule.
3.
of, pertaining to, or concerned with ordinary activities, business, or work: practical affairs.
4.
adapted or designed for actual use; useful: practical instructions.
5.
engaged or experienced in actual practice or work: a practical politician.
6.
inclined toward or fitted for actual work or useful activities: a practical person.
7.
mindful of the results, usefulness, advantages or disadvantages, etc., of action or procedure.
8.
matter-of-fact; prosaic.
9.
being such in practice or effect; virtual: a practical certainty.
10.
Related forms
prac·ti·cal·i·ty, prac·ti·cal·ness, noun
non·prac·ti·cal, adjective
non·prac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·prac·ti·cal·ness, noun
non·prac·ti·cal·i·ty, noun
pre·prac·ti·cal, adjective
qua·si-prac·ti·cal, adjective
qua·si-prac·ti·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·prac·ti·cal, adjective
ul·tra·prac·ti·cal, adjective
Can be confused: possible, practicable, practical (see synonym study at possible)(see synonym study at the current entry).
Synonyms
1. pragmatic. 7. Practical, judicious, sensible refer to good judgment in action, conduct, and the handling of everyday matters. Practical suggests the ability to adopt means to an end or to turn what is at hand to account: to adopt practical measures for settling problems. Judicious implies the possession and use of discreet judgment, discrimination, and balance: a judicious use of one's time. Sensible implies the possession and use of sound reason and shrewd common sense: a sensible suggestion.
1. pragmatic. 7. Practical, judicious, sensible refer to good judgment in action, conduct, and the handling of everyday matters. Practical suggests the ability to adopt means to an end or to turn what is at hand to account: to adopt practical measures for settling problems. Judicious implies the possession and use of discreet judgment, discrimination, and balance: a judicious use of one's time. Sensible implies the possession and use of sound reason and shrewd common sense: a sensible suggestion.
Antonyms
7. ill-advised, unwise, foolish.
7. ill-advised, unwise, foolish.
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World English Dictionary
practical (ˈpræktɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, involving, or concerned with experience or actual use; not theoretical |
| 2. | of or concerned with ordinary affairs, work, etc |
| 3. | adapted or adaptable for use |
| 4. | of, involving, or trained by practice |
| 5. | being such for all useful or general purposes; virtual |
| —n | |
| 6. | an examination in the practical skills of a subject: a science practical |
| [C17: from earlier practic, from French pratique, via Late Latin from Greek praktikos, from prassein to experience, negotiate, perform] | |
| 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 | |
| practi'cality | |
| —n | |
| 'practicalness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
practical
1604, earlier practic (adj.) in same sense (c.1380), from O.Fr. practique (adj.) "fit for action," earlier pratique (13c.), from M.L. practicalis, L.L. practicus "practical," from Gk. praktikos "practical." Practically "for practical purposes, as good as" is recorded from 1748.
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