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
How well a plan or idea can be used in real life
Ability to be used successfully
How possible something is to do
How possible it is to do something
The possibility of making a plan or idea real
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'.