Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being practical, or concerned with material considerations; practicalness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
practical orfeasible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
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Examples
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Being incapable of theory, being indeed incapable of thought, he can only deal in two things: what he calls practicality and what I call sentimentality.
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Nevertheless, the outcome of their false practicality is to leave politics paralyzed, and the basic recognized problems of each society unsolved.
Get real Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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This lesson in practicality very much relies on the old adage, ‘Kill your darlings.’
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » October 2009
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Nor would it get anywhere without people like you who remind us wild-eyed ideologues that practicality is important, too.; p
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This lesson in practicality very much relies on the old adage, ‘Kill your darlings.’
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Think Like an Editor 2009
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How much more do you need this explained to you that the lone wolf mentality that acts against the government is not a left-wing thing in practicality?
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The Dartmouth student added, for woodsmen's competitions, practicality is key so "you split your wood and not your pants."
Julia Plevin: For Recession-Chic, Look to the Woodsmen Julia Plevin 2010
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Nevertheless, the outcome of their false practicality is to leave politics paralyzed, and the basic recognized problems of each society unsolved.
Archive 2009-02-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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This lesson in practicality very much relies on the old adage, ‘Kill your darlings.’
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » October » 11 2009
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But in practicality, these women are NOT everywhere.
Leaks, the Pipeline, and Me Candid Engineer 2008
nuxiy commented on the word practicality
Also pragmatism (not the philosophical branch)
March 19, 2009