practical meaning and definition

PRACTICAL adjective

Definition of practical (adjective)

1. 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"
   • antonym: impractical
2. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
   • "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
   • synonyms: hardheaded, hard-nosed, pragmatic
3. being actually such in almost every respect
   • "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
   • synonyms: virtual
4. having or put to a practical purpose or use
   • "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"