practicality

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noun

The state of being practical or feasible.

Similar
practicalness
Opposite
impracticality
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Meanings

nounpracticality (countable and uncountable, plural practicalities)

plural practicalities

  1. uncountableThe state of being practical or feasible.
  2. countableplural normallyThe practical aspect of something.

    They might acknowledge that such practicalities are necessary to sustain life itself, but they would immediately add that culture gives life a value beyond the scope of the merely practical.

    2012, Carl Freedman, The Age of Nixon: A Study in Cultural Power

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
practicalness
Opposite
impracticality

nounconcerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

Opposite
impracticality
Broader
utilityusefulness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From practical + -ity.

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Translations

Bulgarian практичност
  • практичност (praktičnost)state of being practical or feasible
Czech praktičnost
  • praktičnoststate of being practical or feasible
Finnish käytännöllisyys
  • käytännöllisyysstate of being practical or feasible
French praticité
  • praticitéstate of being practical or feasible
German Machbarkeit, Durchführbarkeit
  • Machbarkeitstate of being practical or feasible
  • Durchführbarkeitstate of being practical or feasible
  • Umsetzbarkeitstate of being practical or feasible
  • Praxistauglichkeitstate of being practical or feasible
Greek πρακτικότητα
  • πρακτικότητα (praktikótita)state of being practical or feasible
Hindi क्रियात्मकता
  • क्रियात्मकता (kriyātmaktā)state of being practical or feasible
Polish praktyczność
  • praktycznośćstate of being practical or feasible
Portuguese praticidade
  • praticidadestate of being practical or feasible
Russian практи́чность
  • практи́чность (praktíčnostʹ)state of being practical or feasible
Spanish factibilidad, sentido práctico
  • factibilidadstate of being practical or feasible
  • sentido prácticostate of being practical or feasible
  • practicidadstate of being practical or feasible
Ukrainian практи́чність
  • практи́чність (praktýčnistʹ)state of being practical or feasible
Cite this entry
APA

practicality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practicality

MLA

“practicality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practicality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “practicality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practicality.

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