practicableness
- noun
- /ˈpræktɪkəblnəs/
- The practicableness of his plan was questioned by several team members during the meeting.
Examples
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She admired the idea for its ambition but doubted its practicableness in real-world conditions.
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Engineers evaluated the practicableness of installing solar panels on the new building.
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The practicableness of the proposal was questioned by many.
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Can you assess the practicableness of this plan?
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Engineers evaluated the practicableness of installing solar panels on the new building.
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She admired the idea for its ambition but doubted its practicableness in real-world conditions.
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The practicableness of his plan was questioned by several team members during the meeting.
Synonyms
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5.9
Ability to be used successfully
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4.8
How well a plan or idea can be used in real life
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4.9
How possible something is to do
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7.0
The possibility of making a plan or idea real
How possible it is to do something
Antonyms
How Practical
Surface Forms
Morphology
practicableness = practicable (transparent) = practic + able + ness
A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'practicable' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate a quality or state.
Etymology
Practicableness comes from the familiar word practice and the ending -ness, and is closely related to practical. Because practice means 'to do or use', practicableness is the quality of being 'doable' or able to be 'put into practice'.