practicality en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English practical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English practicality From practical + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state of being practical or feasible.
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(countable, plural-normally) The practical aspect of something.
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.
2012, Carl Freedman, The Age of Nixon: A Study in Cultural Power:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| practicalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
uk практи́чність (state of being practical or feasible) · sh praktičnost (state of being practical or feasible) · el πρακτικότητα (state of being practical or feasible) · es practicidad (state of being practical or feasible) · bg практичност (state of being practical or feasible) · de Praxistauglichkeit (state of being practical or feasible) · de Umsetzbarkeit (state of being practical or feasible) · pl praktyczność (state of being practical or feasible) · de Durchführbarkeit (state of being practical or feasible) · de Machbarkeit (state of being practical or feasible) · hi क्रियात्मकता (state of being practical or feasible) · es factibilidad (state of being practical or feasible) · cs praktičnost (state of being practical or feasible) · ru практи́чность (state of being practical or feasible) · fr praticité (state of being practical or feasible) · pt praticidade (state of being practical or feasible) · es sentido práctico (state of being practical or feasible) · fi käytännöllisyys (state of being practical or feasible)