| Meaning | concerned with actual use or practice. |
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| Examples | - "he is a very practical person"
- "the idea had no practical application"
- "a practical knowledge of Japanese"
- "woodworking is a practical art"
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| Attribute of | practicality | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
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| Narrower | applicative, applicatory | readily applicable or practical |
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| functional | designed for or adapted to a function or use |
| interoperable | able to exchange and use information |
| matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical | concerned with practical matters |
| operable, practicable | Usable for a specific purpose |
| serviceable | Intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration |
| unimaginative | Dealing only with concrete facts |
| working | Adequate for practical use |
| See also | concrete | capable of being perceived by the senses |
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| possible | capable of happening / happening or existing |
| realistic | Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are |
| serviceable | Ready for service or able to give long service |
| Opposite | impractical | not practical |
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| Spanish | práctica, práctico |
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| Catalan | pràctic |
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| Nouns | practicality | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
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| practice | a customary way / way of operation or behavior |
| Adverbs | practically | in a practical manner |
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