"practicality" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: practicalities [plural]
Etymology: practical + -ity Etymology templates: {{af|en|practical|-ity}} practical + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} practicality (countable and uncountable, plural practicalities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being practical or feasible. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being practical or feasible): praktičnost [feminine] (Czech), käytännöllisyys (Finnish), praticité [feminine] (French), πρακτικότητα (praktikótita) (Greek), praktyczność [feminine] (Polish), praticidade [feminine] (Portuguese), практи́чность (praktíčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), praktičnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), factibilidad [feminine] (Spanish), sentido práctico [masculine] (Spanish), practicidad [feminine] (Spanish), практи́чність (praktýčnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-practicality-en-noun-eIDYzR8c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'state of being practical or feasible': 95 5
  2. (countable, usually in the plural) The practical aspect of something. Tags: countable, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-practicality-en-noun-F23eBnrQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: practicalness

Inflected forms

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