adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Available for use; accessible or employable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: feasible, executable, viable, workable
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
usable for a specific purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an operable plan
a practicable solution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: operable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable. By surface analysis, practice (verb) + -able.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
изпълним
(izpǎlnim)
— capable of being accomplished
Bulgarian:
осъществим
(osǎštestvim)
— capable of being accomplished
Catalan:
practicable
— capable of being accomplished
Dutch:
doenbaar
— capable of being accomplished
Dutch:
uitvoerbaar
— capable of being accomplished
Dutch:
werkbaar
— capable of being accomplished
Irish:
sodhéanta
— capable of being accomplished
Manx:
so-yannoo
— capable of being accomplished
Romanian:
practicabil
— capable of being accomplished
Spanish:
realizable
— capable of being accomplished
Spanish:
alcanzable
— capable of being accomplished
Spanish:
factible
— capable of being accomplished
Spanish:
asequible
— capable of being accomplished
Spanish:
practicable
— capable of being accomplished
Bulgarian:
приложим
(priložim)
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Catalan:
funcional
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Dutch:
bruikbaar
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Dutch:
handig
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Dutch:
hanteerbaar
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Dutch:
nuttig
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Dutch:
functioneel
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Romanian:
funcțional
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Romanian:
folosibil
— serving a useful function; functional or handy
Bulgarian:
използваем
(izpolzvaem)
— available for use; accessible or employable
Dutch:
bruikbaar
— available for use; accessible or employable
Dutch:
hanteerbaar
— available for use; accessible or employable
Dutch:
toegankelijk
— available for use; accessible or employable
Dutch:
werkbaar
— available for use; accessible or employable
Romanian:
funcționabil
— available for use; accessible or employable
Romanian:
practicabil
— available for use; accessible or employable
