Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being practical, or concerned with material considerations; practicalness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
practical orfeasible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
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Examples
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Being incapable of theory, being indeed incapable of thought, he can only deal in two things: what he calls practicality and what I call sentimentality.
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Nevertheless, the outcome of their false practicality is to leave politics paralyzed, and the basic recognized problems of each society unsolved.
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This lesson in practicality very much relies on the old adage, ‘Kill your darlings.’
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » October
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Nor would it get anywhere without people like you who remind us wild-eyed ideologues that practicality is important, too.; p
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This lesson in practicality very much relies on the old adage, ‘Kill your darlings.’
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Think Like an Editor
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How much more do you need this explained to you that the lone wolf mentality that acts against the government is not a left-wing thing in practicality?
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The Dartmouth student added, for woodsmen's competitions, practicality is key so "you split your wood and not your pants."
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Nevertheless, the outcome of their false practicality is to leave politics paralyzed, and the basic recognized problems of each society unsolved.
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This lesson in practicality very much relies on the old adage, ‘Kill your darlings.’
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » October » 11
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But in practicality, these women are NOT everywhere.
nuxiy commented on the word practicality
Also pragmatism (not the philosophical branch)
March 19, 2009