practical
practical is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.
- 2.Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
- 3.Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acrobat
- act
- acting
- action
- agency
- and
- bear
- bel
- bon
- bring
- buffoon
- cap
- caricaturist
- causation
- charlatan
- clown
- come
- corps
- dandy
- despair
- doing
- effect
- effectual
- efficacious
- efficient
- epigrammatist
- esprit
- exercise
- fool
- foot
- force
- free
- function
- gaillard
- green
- guy
- gypsy
- harlequin
- have
- home
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is practical.
- What is capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay called?
- What is evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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