practical

Plural: practicals

Adjective

• concerned with actual use or practice
  • "he is a very practical person"
  • "the idea had no practical application"
  • "a practical knowledge of Japanese"
  • "woodworking is a practical art"

Adjective Satellite

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  • "completely practical in his approach to business"
• being actually such in almost every respect
  • "a practical failure"
• having or put to a practical purpose or use
  • "practical mathematics"
  • "practical applications of calculus"

Adj

• Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
• Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
• Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
• Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
• Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.

Noun

• A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
• A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
• A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
• Laboratory experiment, test or investigation

Examples

• All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
• Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
• Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
• Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.
• Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.

Synonyms

hard-nosed, hardheaded, pragmatic, virtual

Antonyms

impractical, theoretical

Related Words

practicable, practice, practise, practitioner, pragmatic

Anagrams of practical