1 [U] the quality of being suitable, or likely to be successful:
I have doubts about the practicality of their proposal. * Victorian engineers combined practicality with beauty.
2 [U] the quality of being sensible and realistic:
I was impressed by her practicality.
3 (practicalities) [pl.] the real facts and circumstances rather than ideas or theories:
It sounds like a good idea; let's look at the practicalities and work out the costs.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is practicality a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, practicality is tagged as noun.
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