Meaning & use
practicality
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The quality of being sensible, realistic, and suited to actual conditions rather than theory or ideals.
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The design won praise for its practicality as much as its style.
She questioned the practicality of building a second office so far from the city.
A note on using this word
Often used to weigh an idea's real-world usefulness against how appealing or clever it seems in theory.
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impracticality
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