practical

About 55.32 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.

   Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.

2. adjective Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.

   Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.

3. adjective Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.

   All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.

4. adjective Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
5. adjective Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.

   Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.

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

Similar words

hard-nosed pragmatic pragmatical realistic applicable matter-of-fact practicable functional applicatory applicative

Often followed by

and purposes application experience use problems applications value importance

Word family

practicaler practicalest practicalities practicality practicalness practicalnesses practicals