practicality noun [ U ] (SUITABLE)
› [ U ] quality of being suitable for a particular occasion or use:
I bought these shoes for their practicality, not their appearance.
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practicality noun [ U ] (EFFECTIVE)
› [ U ] approving the quality of being able to provide effective solutions to problems:
Jonathan has demonstrated enormous practicality in his successful management of the store.
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- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
practicality noun [ U ] (POSSIBLE)
› [ U ] the possibility of being put into practice:
Your suggestion is appealing in theory, but it lacks practicality.
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