Practicality

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being practical or feasible. uncountable
  2. 2
    concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities wordnet
  3. 3
    The practical aspect of something. countable, plural-normally

    "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."

Synonyms

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practicalnessachievabilityactabilityadaptabilityapplicabilityattainability

Example

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"He is inclined to look at everything from the standpoint of its practicality and is neither stingy nor extravagant."

Etymology

From practical + -ity.

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