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practicality

practicality

26 3.9
Being useful and likely to work well in real situations
  • noun
  • /ˌpræktɪˈkæləti/
translation icon : practicidad
  • She explained the importance of practicality when choosing a career path.
  • practicality and effectiveness
  • utility and practicality
  • practicality and efficiency

This has changed everything from a practicality standpoint.

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Examples

  • To the contrary, tempered with practicality, it is an indispensable asset in global affairs.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Honestly, I wonder about the practicality of Bailey even going to film school.

  • So, so in terms of the practicality of the research, it's very hard to get good numbers, historical numbers of women across these industries.

  • Morgan will want to know the practicality of your system.

  • Listen, it's a matter of practicality.

  • It's a question of practicality.

  • Commenters have expressed concern over the practicality of this new proposed rule.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Therefore, FBS training efforts should be designed to balance rigor and practicality as much as possible.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Particular attention will be paid to the viability and practicality of the Three Gorges Dam.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In a moment of stark practicality, Maguire took a box from above the dresser.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

workability
vspracticality
1 4.8

How well a plan or idea can be used in real life

is about choosing what works in daily situations rather than technical fit
practicability
vspracticality
1 5.9

Ability to be used successfully

is about choosing what works in real situations rather than mere usability
sensibleness
vspracticality
1 4.6

Being careful and reasonable when making choices

is more about effectiveness in use rather than general good judgment
practicableness
vspracticality
8.4

The quality of being possible to do in real life

focuses on effectiveness in real use rather than simple possibility
realizability
vspracticality
  • US
7.0

The possibility of making a plan or idea real

emphasizes what actually works in real situations rather than mere possibility

Antonyms

A situation when something cannot work well in everyday life

How Practical

practicality
26 3.9
effectiveness
140 3.5
usability
23 3.8
workability
1 4.8

Surface Forms

practicality singular

Morphology

practicality = practical (transparent) = practical + ity

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'practical' with the productive suffix '-ity', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Practicality comes from practical and the same root as practice, which means 'to do' or 'action'. So, practicality is about choosing what really works in real life.