practicality

B2
US /ˌpræktɪˈkæləti/
noun Freq #48443

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

    Practicality is my main concern.

  2. 2
    noun

    The 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.

  3. 3
    noun

    The state of being practical or feasible.

Etymology

From practical + -ity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
practicalness
Opposites
impracticality
Word family
Derived forms unpracticality

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