Practical

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory, speculation, or ideals: gained practical experience of sailing as a deck hand.
  • adj. Manifested in or involving practice: practical applications of calculus.
  • adj. Actually engaged in a specified occupation or a certain kind of work; practicing.
  • adj. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful: practical knowledge of Japanese. See Usage Note at practicable.
  • adj. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful: Woodworking is a practical art.
  • adj. Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative.
  • adj. Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual: a practical disaster.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
  • adj. Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
  • adj. Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
  • adj. Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
  • adj. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical.
  • adj. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end
  • adj. Derived from practice.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating or pertaining to action, practice, or use: opposed to theoretical, speculative, or ideal.
  • Educated by practice or experience: as, a practical gardener.
  • Derived from experience: as, practical skill; practical knowledge.
  • Used, or such as may advantageously be used, in practice; capable of being used or turned to account; contributing to one's material advantage; possessing utility.
  • Exemplified in practice.
  • Spent in practice; devoted to action or material pursuits.
  • In effect and result; to all intents and purposes; equivalent to (something) in force or influence; virtual: as, a victory may be a practical defeat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or put to a practical purpose or use
  • adj. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  • adj. concerned with actual use or practice
  • adj. being actually such in almost every respect
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    ideal    theoretical    impractical   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    impractical    tactical   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scientific    political    intelligent    effective    principal    religious    greater    dead    solemn    immediate