practical (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 4 senses of the word *practical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	practical	concerned with actual use or practice
	all	practical, hardheaded, hard-nosed, pragmatic	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
	all	practical, virtual	being actually such in almost every respect
	all	practical	having or put to a practical purpose or use

practical > pronunciation
Sounds	prae'ktahkahl; prae'ktihkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *practical*: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	concerned with actual use or practice.
Examples	"he is a very practical person" "the idea had no practical application" "a practical knowledge of Japanese" "woodworking is a practical art"
Attribute of	practicality	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
Narrower	applicative, applicatory	readily applicable or practical
	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
	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
Spanish	práctica, práctico
Catalan	pràctic
Nouns	practicality	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
Nouns	practice	a customary way / way of operation or behavior
Adverbs	practically	in a practical manner

English > *practical*: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
Example	"completely practical in his approach to business"
Synonyms	hardheaded, hard-nosed, pragmatic
Broader	realistic	Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
Spanish	práctico, pragmático
Nouns	practicality	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
Nouns	practice	a customary way / way of operation or behavior

English > *practical*: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	actually such in almost every respect.
Example	"a practical failure"
Synonym	virtual
Broader	realistic	Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
Spanish	virtual
Catalan	virtual

English > *practical*: 4 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Having or put to a practical purpose or use.
Examples	"practical mathematics" "practical applications of calculus"
Broader	applied	concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

HyperDic: practical