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PRACTICAL
practical
(adjective) having or put to a practical purpose or use; “practical mathematics”; “practical applications of calculus”
practical
(adjective) concerned with actual use or practice; “he is a very practical person”; “the idea had no practical application”; “a practical knowledge of Japanese”; “woodworking is a practical art”
hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic
(adjective) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; “a hardheaded appraisal of our position”; “a hard-nosed labor leader”; “completely practical in his approach to business”; “not ideology but pragmatic politics”
practical, virtual(a)
(adjective) being actually such in almost every respect; “a practical failure”; “the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
practical (plural practicals)
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
(theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
Adjective
practical (comparative more practical, superlative most practical)
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
(theater, not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
Antonyms
• (based on practice or action): theoretical
• (likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation): impractical
• (of a person): impractical
Source: Wiktionary
Prac"ti*cal, a. Etym: [L. practicus active, Gr. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice.]
1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.
3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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