practical

adj.

1. 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.
2. Manifested in or involving practice: practical applications of calculus.
3. Actually engaged in a specified occupation or a certain kind of work; practicing.
4. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful: practical knowledge of Japanese. See Usage Note at practicable.
5. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful: Woodworking is a practical art.
6. Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative.
7. Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual: a practical disaster.

[Middle English practicale, from Medieval Latin prācticālis, from prāctica, practice. See practicable.]

practicality prac'ti·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) or prac'ti·cal·ness n.

adjective

1. Resulting from experience or practice: practiced. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose: functional, handy, practicable, serviceable, useful, utilitarian. See used/unused.
3. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.
4. Involved in the essential nature of something but not shown or developed: implicit, virtual. See be, show/hide.

adj

Definition: experienced, proficient
Antonyms: incapable, inefficient, inexperienced, theoretical, unproficient, unseasoned, unskilled, untrained, useless

adj

Definition: realistic, useful
Antonyms: impossible, impractical, unfeasible, unrealistic, unserviceable, unworkable, useless, worthless

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IN BRIEF: Useful and sensible.

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. — Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)

Common misspelling(s) of practical

• practial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - praktisk, udøvende, faktisk
n. - praktik

idioms:

• practical joke    nummer, grov spøg
• practical nurse    sygeplejerske med 2-årig uddannelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
praktisch, functioneel, actief, bijna, uitvoerbaar, praktijkgericht, zakelijk, practicum

Français (French)
adj. - faisable, fonctionnel, pratique, adroit, réalisable, pratiquement (certain que)
n. - épreuve pratique, travaux pratiques

idioms:

• practical joke    farce
• practical nurse    aide-soignant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Praktikum, praktische Prüfung
adj. - praktisch, praktikabel

idioms:

• practical joke    Streich
• practical nurse    Hilfsschwester

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρακτική άσκηση, εξέταση ή μάθημα
adj. - εμπειρικός, πρακτικός, θετικός, χρήσιμος, εφαρμόσιμος

idioms:

• practical joke    φάρσα
• practical nurse    πρακτική νοσοκόμα

Italiano (Italian)
esercizio, tirocinio, attuabile, fattibile, pratico, in pratica

idioms:

• practical joke    tiro birbone
• practical nurse    infermiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prático (m)
adj. - prático

idioms:

• practical joke    peça (brincadeira)
• practical nurse    atendente de enfermagem

Русский (Russian)
практическая работа, практика, практичный, осуществимый

idioms:

• practical joke    розыгрыш, глупая шутка
• practical nurse    сиделка (неквалифици- рованная))

Español (Spanish)
adj. - realizable, viable, práctico, funcional
n. - clase práctica, prácticas

idioms:

• practical joke    broma pesada
• practical nurse    enfermera sin título

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - praktik (skol.), laboratorielektion
adj. - praktisk, ändamålsenlig, användbar, faktisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
实际的, 实用性的, 现实的, 实用知识考试, 实习, 注重实际的人

idioms:

• practical joke    恶作剧
• practical nurse    有实际经验却无正式训练的护士

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 實際的, 實用性的, 現實的
n. - 實用知識考試, 實習, 注重實際的人

idioms:

• practical joke    惡作劇
• practical nurse    有實際經驗卻無正式訓練的護士

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 실제의, 실용적인, 경험이 풍부한
n. - 실기시험

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 実際的な, 実用的な, 事実上の, 現実的な, 実地の経験に富んだ

idioms:

• for all practical purposes    実際には
• practical joke    悪ふざけ, いたずら
• practical nurse    准看護婦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تططبيقي (صفه) عملي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעשי, תועלתי‬
n. - ‮מבחן מעשי, שיעור מעשי‬

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