Practicality
noun
The quality of being convenient and useful, rather than attractive or enjoyable.
Sarah chose her shoes for their practicality, not for their style.
Often appears as...
- concern for practicality
- practicality over style
noun
A realistic or sensible approach to problems or tasks.
John showed practicality by suggesting a straightforward solution to the complex issue.
Often appears as...
- show practicality
- lack of practicality
noun
The quality of being convenient and useful, rather than attractive or enjoyable.
Sarah chose her shoes for their practicality, not for their style.
Often appears as...
- concern for practicality
- practicality over style
noun
A realistic or sensible approach to problems or tasks.
John showed practicality by suggesting a straightforward solution to the complex issue.
Often appears as...
- show practicality
- lack of practicality
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Utility Focus
Emphasizes an object's function over its appearance or enjoyment.
The practicality of a Swiss Army knife makes it essential for camping.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Aesthetic
Indicates that looks are secondary to usefulness.
I admire the practicality of those shelves, despite their plain design.
Pro Tip 3/3Everyday Choices
Often used in the context of daily decisions, like clothing or tools.
In rainy weather, practicality dictates wearing waterproof boots.
Pro Tip 1/3Utility Focus
Emphasizes an object's function over its appearance or enjoyment.
The practicality of a Swiss Army knife makes it essential for camping.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Aesthetic
Indicates that looks are secondary to usefulness.
I admire the practicality of those shelves, despite their plain design.
Pro Tip 3/3Everyday Choices
Often used in the context of daily decisions, like clothing or tools.
In rainy weather, practicality dictates wearing waterproof boots.
Pro Tip 1/3Utility Focus
Emphasizes an object's function over its appearance or enjoyment.
The practicality of a Swiss Army knife makes it essential for camping.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Aesthetic
Indicates that looks are secondary to usefulness.
I admire the practicality of those shelves, despite their plain design.
Pro Tip 3/3Everyday Choices
Often used in the context of daily decisions, like clothing or tools.
In rainy weather, practicality dictates wearing waterproof boots.
Compare with
applicabilityexpediencyfeasibilityfunctionalitypragmatismrealismusefulutility
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The history of marriage...
With crucial matters like property and reproduction at stake, they were way too important to depend on young love. Especially among the upperclasses, matches were often made by families or rulers. But even for commoners, who had some degree of choice, the main concern was practicality. The modern idea of marriage
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Employees must wash...
this issue from simple things like the actual location of these hand sanitizer pump these think things you can see through to the actual practicality of how they work when you're in a high-pressure situation you quickly push down on one of these pumps the nozzle can spin around squirt stuff everywhere
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Stonehenge Has a Traffic...
first time stonehenge has been subject to startling practicality so let's step back from the tunnel plan for a moment there's a 20th century ghost i want to introduce you to during world war one the uk turned stonehenge into a training field for
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Jackie Tabick: The...
I wouldn't be doing my job -- because I have to actually be there for them and make sure that rituals happen, that practicalities are seen to. And yet, on the other hand, if I didn't feel this compassion,
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Wrangling Wild Horses in...
roundup because it's a tradition it's more about the camaraderie than it is about the practicality of it when you got a herd of hundred and twenty horses that you've raised and bred you can kind
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Why Do Dogs Bark? PIPE...
breeding from the dogs we love the most and you have the huge variety that we see today in theory any dog can mate with any other dog but practicalities get in the
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Julia Dhar: How to have...
world, community, they want a year from now, a decade from now. It is very tempting to dwell in present tensions and get bogged down in practicalities.
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
what must their life be like Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works fine one reason sheer practicality in the
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
what muster life be like Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works fine one reason sheer practicality in the
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Everything around you...
a calendar plant for those who are obsessed about practicality. We can give things a personality. So in this particular example,
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The history of marriage...
With crucial matters like property and reproduction at stake, they were way too important to depend on young love. Especially among the upperclasses, matches were often made by families or rulers. But even for commoners, who had some degree of choice, the main concern was practicality. The modern idea of marriage
Video examples
Employees must wash...
this issue from simple things like the actual location of these hand sanitizer pump these think things you can see through to the actual practicality of how they work when you're in a high-pressure situation you quickly push down on one of these pumps the nozzle can spin around squirt stuff everywhere
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Stonehenge Has a Traffic...
first time stonehenge has been subject to startling practicality so let's step back from the tunnel plan for a moment there's a 20th century ghost i want to introduce you to during world war one the uk turned stonehenge into a training field for
Video examples
Jackie Tabick: The...
I wouldn't be doing my job -- because I have to actually be there for them and make sure that rituals happen, that practicalities are seen to. And yet, on the other hand, if I didn't feel this compassion,
Video examples
Wrangling Wild Horses in...
roundup because it's a tradition it's more about the camaraderie than it is about the practicality of it when you got a herd of hundred and twenty horses that you've raised and bred you can kind
Video examples
Why Do Dogs Bark? PIPE...
breeding from the dogs we love the most and you have the huge variety that we see today in theory any dog can mate with any other dog but practicalities get in the
Video examples
Julia Dhar: How to have...
world, community, they want a year from now, a decade from now. It is very tempting to dwell in present tensions and get bogged down in practicalities.
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
what must their life be like Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works fine one reason sheer practicality in the
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
what muster life be like Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works fine one reason sheer practicality in the
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Everything around you...
a calendar plant for those who are obsessed about practicality. We can give things a personality. So in this particular example,
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Kate Spade
American Designer
I remember someone once said there is a practical aspect to my designs, and I remember thinking, 'That doesn't sound so creative,' but that is actually the truth. There is a practicality to it. I don't design just to design. There is a reason and, hopefully, an interesting reason behind it - that is where my creativity comes in.
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Katie Kitamura
American Novelist
Generally speaking, there's some quality of compulsion that attaches itself to the idea of the list. It's true that lists organise the daily chaos of working life. But the impulse to make lists has to do with something more than either administrative practicalities or the record of a creative process.
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Gary Vaynerchuk
American Businessman
Even though I'm a hype man myself, I like the practicality of it all. People who understand how to turn a profit. At the end of the day, this is still business so I'm looking for real practical knowledge of how to actually make money, not necessarily raise it.
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Chris Gardner
American Businessman
Probably the hardest question I get asked is, 'How do I choose between passion and practicality?' I can't answer that. I had to do both. I was passionate about pursuing a career in financial services. But I was also passionate about feeding my child.
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Marco Bizzarri
Italian Businessman
Moving to one show each season will significantly help to simplify many aspects of our business. Maintaining two separate, disconnected calendars has been a result of tradition rather than practicality.
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Sheherazade Goldsmith
English Environmentalist
Despite my love affair with skyscraper heels, luckily for my feet I rarely wear them - preferring, instead, the comfort and child-handling practicalities of a pair of trainers.
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Jane Roberts
American Author
Each of us seems to have a main focus, a particular idea of practicality - a concept of 'what we want out of life' against which we judge our experiences.
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Francisco Costa
Brazilian Designer
I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion.
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Tim Daly
American Actor
The creative tension with spirituality vs. practicality in the world of politics is a vital conversation.
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Paul Engle
American Poet
Without vision you don't see, and without practicality the bills don't get paid.
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Kate Spade
American Designer
I remember someone once said there is a practical aspect to my designs, and I remember thinking, 'That doesn't sound so creative,' but that is actually the truth. There is a practicality to it. I don't design just to design. There is a reason and, hopefully, an interesting reason behind it - that is where my creativity comes in.
Quote examples
Katie Kitamura
American Novelist
Generally speaking, there's some quality of compulsion that attaches itself to the idea of the list. It's true that lists organise the daily chaos of working life. But the impulse to make lists has to do with something more than either administrative practicalities or the record of a creative process.
Quote examples
Gary Vaynerchuk
American Businessman
Even though I'm a hype man myself, I like the practicality of it all. People who understand how to turn a profit. At the end of the day, this is still business so I'm looking for real practical knowledge of how to actually make money, not necessarily raise it.
Quote examples
Chris Gardner
American Businessman
Probably the hardest question I get asked is, 'How do I choose between passion and practicality?' I can't answer that. I had to do both. I was passionate about pursuing a career in financial services. But I was also passionate about feeding my child.
Quote examples
Marco Bizzarri
Italian Businessman
Moving to one show each season will significantly help to simplify many aspects of our business. Maintaining two separate, disconnected calendars has been a result of tradition rather than practicality.
Quote examples
Sheherazade Goldsmith
English Environmentalist
Despite my love affair with skyscraper heels, luckily for my feet I rarely wear them - preferring, instead, the comfort and child-handling practicalities of a pair of trainers.
Quote examples
Jane Roberts
American Author
Each of us seems to have a main focus, a particular idea of practicality - a concept of 'what we want out of life' against which we judge our experiences.
Quote examples
Francisco Costa
Brazilian Designer
I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion.
Quote examples
Tim Daly
American Actor
The creative tension with spirituality vs. practicality in the world of politics is a vital conversation.
Quote examples
Paul Engle
American Poet
Without vision you don't see, and without practicality the bills don't get paid.
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