practical

(noun, adjective)

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

Similar word(s): concrete, possible, applicative, applicatory, functional, interoperable, pragmatic, pragmatical, operable, practicable, serviceable, unimaginative, working, realistic, serviceable

2. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

- completely practical in his approach to business

Similar word(s): realistic, hardheaded, pragmatic

3. being actually such in every way.

- a practical failure

Similar word(s): realistic, virtual

4. having or put to a practical purpose or use

- practical mathematics

- practical applications of calculus

Similar word(s): applied

Sentences with practical as an adjective:

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

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

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

noun

1. (Britain) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability