SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

practicality

noun

Usefulness or feasibility in real circumstances.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Real-world usefulness

Closest synonyms

usefulness utility feasibility practicability workability

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Usage distinction

Usefulness concerns value in practice; feasibility and workability concern whether a plan can be carried out. Practicality can include either emphasis.

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See practicality in use

The designers tested the practicality of moving the display through a narrow doorway.

Dictionary practice example.

One volunteer proposed a grandiose opening with three stages, elaborate scenery, and a procession through every campus building. The group enjoyed the vision but questioned its practicality when only one room and a modest materials budget were available.

From A Festival Takes Shape.

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