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noun
The state or quality of being impractical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: practicality
noun
Something which is impractical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: practicality
Broader terms: inutility, uselessness, unusefulness
Narrower terms: idealism
History
Etymology tree English impractical Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English impracticality From impractical + -ity.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
