practicalness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈpræktɪkəlnəs/ UK /ˈpræktɪkəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being practical or useful The design was admired for its sheer practicalness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... practicalityusefulnessfunctionalityfeasibilitypragmatism ↔ Opposites impracticalityuselessness Word family Related forms practicalpracticepractically Etymology AI details From practical + -ness, ultimately from Ancient Greek praktikos ('fit for action'), from prassein ('to do, act'). praktikós Ancient Greek prássein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # practicalness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpræktɪkəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpræktɪkəlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being practical or useful ## Examples - The design was admired for its sheer practicalness. ## Synonyms - practicality - usefulness - functionality - feasibility - pragmatism ## Antonyms - impracticality - uselessness ## Related Forms - practical - practice - practically ## Roots and Affixes - Root: praktikós - Root: prássein ## Etymology From practical + -ness, ultimately from Ancient Greek praktikos ('fit for action'), from prassein ('to do, act'). ## AI Etymology Practicalness is from practical + -ness, ultimately from Ancient Greek praktikos ('fit for action'), from prassein ('to do, act'). Important recorded forms include praktikós (Ancient Greek) and prássein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of being practical or useful. The wider family includes related words such as practical, practice, and practically. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown