practical

English

Etymology

From practic +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɹæktɪkəl/
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Hyphenation: prac‧ti‧cal

Noun

practical (plural practicals)

(Britain) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

Adjective

practical (comparative more practical, superlative most practical)

Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.

Antonyms

(based on practice or action): theoretical
(likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation): impractical
(of a person): impractical

Derived terms

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Translations

based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis

Armenian: գործնական (hy) (gorcnakan), պրակտիկ (hy) (praktik)
Catalan: pràctic (ca)
Czech: praktický (cs)
Dutch: praktisch (nl)
Esperanto: praktika
Finnish: käytännön-
French: pratique (fr)
Galician: práctico m
German: praktisch (de)
Greek: πρακτικός (el) m (praktikós)
Hebrew: מעשי‎‎ (he)
Italian: pratico (it)

Japanese: 実践的な (jissen-teki na)
Persian: پراتیک‎‎ (fa) (prâtik)
Polish: praktyczny (pl) m
Portuguese: prático (pt)
Romanian: practic (ro)
Russian: практи́ческий (ru) (praktíčeskij)
Spanish: práctico (es) m, práctica (es) f
Swedish: praktisk (sv)
Tagalog: panggamitin
Volapük: plagik (vo)
Yiddish: פּראַקטיש‎‎ (praktish)

being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation

Arabic: عَمَلِيّ‎‎ m (ʿamaliyy)
Armenian: գործնական (hy) (gorcnakan), պրակտիկ (hy) (praktik)
Dutch: praktisch (nl)
Finnish: käytännöllinen (fi), käytännönläheinen
German: praktisch (de)
Greek: πρακτικός (el) m (praktikós), χρήσιμος (el) m (chrísimos)
Hebrew: ישים‎‎, בר-ישום‎‎

Hungarian: praktikus (hu)
Indonesian: praktis (id)
Japanese: 実用的な (じつようてきな, jitsuyou-teki na)
Polish: praktyczny (pl) m
Russian: практи́ческий (ru) m (praktíčeskij)
Swedish: praktisk (sv)
Tagalog: maisasagawa

having skills or knowledge that are practical

Armenian: գործիմաց (hy) (gorcimacʿ), պրակտիկ (hy) (praktik)
Czech: praktický (cs) m
Dutch: praktisch (nl)
Finnish: käytännöllinen (fi)
German: praktisch (de)
Greek: πρακτικός (el) m (praktikós)
Japanese: 実務経験のある (jitsumu-keiken no aru), 経験豊かな (けいけんゆたかな, keiken yutaka na)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: praktisk

Nynorsk: praktisk
Russian: практи́чный (ru) (praktíčnyj)
Swedish: praktisk (sv)
Tagalog: maisasagawa

Further reading

practical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
practical in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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