"practicality" meaning in English

See practicality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: practicalities [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 87 13 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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