'Practical' definitions:
Definition of 'practical'
From: WordNet
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" [ant: impractical]
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" [syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]
adjective
Being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" [syn: virtual(a), practical(a)]
adjective
Having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"
Definition of 'Practical'
From: GCIDE
- Practical \Prac"ti*cal\, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'practical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achievable,
- actable,
- adaptable,
- advantageous,
- appliable,
- applicable,
- applied,
- appropriate,
- attainable,
- balanced,
- banausic,
- beneficial,
- breadwinning,
- businesslike,
- commercial,
- commodious,
- commonsense,
- compassable,
- compliant,
- constructive,
- convenient,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- doable,
- down-to-earth,
- ductile,
- earthy,
- effective,
- effectual,
- efficacious,
- efficient,
- empirical,
- employable,
- everyday,
- expedient,
- exploitable,
- feasible,
- field,
- fitting,
- flexible,
- foolproof,
- functional,
- go,
- good for,
- handy,
- hard,
- hard-boiled,
- hard-nosed,
- hardheaded,
- helpful,
- hoaxproof,
- judicious,
- levelheaded,
- logical,
- malleable,
- manageable,
- maneuverable,
- manipulable,
- manipulatable,
- materialistic,
- matter-of-fact,
- moneymaking,
- mundane,
- negotiable,
- not born yesterday,
- of general utility,
- of help,
- of service,
- of use,
- old,
- old-time,
- operable,
- operatable,
- operational,
- operative,
- ordinary,
- overcomable,
- performable,
- personal,
- philosophical,
- pliable,
- pliant,
- positivistic,
- practicable,
- practical-minded,
- practiced,
- pragmatic,
- pragmatical,
- proper,
- prosaic,
- rational,
- realist,
- realistic,
- realizable,
- reasonable,
- reusable,
- sane,
- scientific,
- scientistic,
- seasoned,
- secular,
- sensible,
- serviceable,
- skilled,
- sober,
- sober-minded,
- sophisticated,
- sound,
- sound-thinking,
- straight-thinking,
- superable,
- surmountable,
- tough-minded,
- tractable,
- uncullible,
- undeceivable,
- undeludable,
- undupable,
- unfoolable,
- ungullible,
- unhoaxable,
- unideal,
- unidealistic,
- unromantic,
- unseduceable,
- unsentimental,
- untroublesome,
- usable,
- useable,
- useful,
- utilitarian,
- utilizable,
- versed,
- vet,
- veteran,
- viable,
- virtual,
- well-balanced,
- wieldable,
- wieldy,
- wise,
- workable,
- workaday,
- workday,
- working,
- worldly,
- yielding
Words containing 'Practical'
- Practic,
- Practicability,
- Practicable,
- Practicableness,
- Practicably,
- Practicality,
- Practicalize,
- Practically,
- Practicalness,
- Practice,
- Practiced,
- Practicer,
- Practicing,
- in practice,
- out of practice,
- Chamber practice,
- Practicable breach,
- Practical chemistry,
- Practical joke,
- Sharp practice,
- dental practice,
- family practice,
- for all practical purposes,
- group practice,
- law practice,
- medical practice,
- practical application,
- practical joker,
- practical nurse,
- practical politics,
- practice bundling,
- practice game,
- practice of law,
- practice of medicine,
- practice range,
- practice session,
- practice teacher,
- private practice,
- sexual practice,
- skull practice,
- target practice,
- licensed practical nurse