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practicable
adjective
1 capable of being done, used or successfully carried out; feasible.
2 said eg of a road: fit for use.
[17c: from French pratiquer to practise; see practical]
practicability or practicableness noun .
practicably adverb .
adjective
1 capable of being done, used or successfully carried out; feasible.
2 said eg of a road: fit for use.
[17c: from French pratiquer to practise; see practical]
practicability or practicableness noun .
practicably adverb .
| practicable, practical Both words mean -able to be done, used, etc-, and a plan (for example) can be said to be practical or practicable. But practical has the further connotation of -efficient, sensible, useful- and is therefore more judgemental; it can also be applied to people, whereas practicable can not: It is perfectly practicable to make the journey by car. They stood by to offer advice and practical assistance. He was clever enough, but somehow he wasn't practical with it. |
practical
adjective
1 concerned with or involving action rather than theory put her knowledge to practical use .
2 effective, or capable of being effective, in actual use.
3 said eg of clothes: designed for tough or everyday use; sensibly plain.
4 said of a person:
a sensible and efficient in deciding and acting;
b good at doing manual jobs.
5 in effect; virtual a practical walkover .
noun a practical lesson or examination, eg in a scientific subject.
[17c: from Greek praktikos , from prassein to do]
practicality noun (practicalities ).
adjective
1 concerned with or involving action rather than theory put her knowledge to practical use .
2 effective, or capable of being effective, in actual use.
3 said eg of clothes: designed for tough or everyday use; sensibly plain.
4 said of a person:
a sensible and efficient in deciding and acting;
b good at doing manual jobs.
5 in effect; virtual a practical walkover .
noun a practical lesson or examination, eg in a scientific subject.
[17c: from Greek praktikos , from prassein to do]
practicality noun (practicalities ).
practical joke
noun a trick or prank which is played on someone.
practical joker noun .
noun a trick or prank which is played on someone.
practical joker noun .
practice
noun
1 the process of carrying something out put ideas into practice .
2 a habit, activity, procedure or custom Don't make a practice of it!
3 repeated exercise to improve technique in an art or sport, etc.
4 the business or clientele of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc.
[16c: from practise]
be in or out of practice to have maintained, or failed to maintain, one's skill in an art or sport, etc.
noun
1 the process of carrying something out put ideas into practice .
2 a habit, activity, procedure or custom Don't make a practice of it!
3 repeated exercise to improve technique in an art or sport, etc.
4 the business or clientele of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc.
[16c: from practise]
be in or out of practice to have maintained, or failed to maintain, one's skill in an art or sport, etc.
| practice, practise In British English, practice is the spelling of the noun, and practise the verb. American English uses practice for both. |
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