English-Thai Dictionary

practical

ADJ ที่ ขึ้นอยู่กับ ความเป็นจริง  ที่ ใช้ได้ จริง  pragmatic wise savvy foolish impractical ti-kuan-yu-kab-kwam-pen-jing

 

practical joke

N เรื่อง ที่ ใช้ แกล้ง คน  joke mischief monkey business trick rueng-ti-chai-klang-kon

 

practical nurse

N ผู้ช่วยพยาบาล  phu-chuai-pa-ya-ban

 

practically

ADV อย่าง ใช้ได้ จริง  actually realistically impractically yang-chai-dai-jing

 

practically

ADV เกือบ  almost approximately roughly kuab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRACTICAL

a.[L. practicus.] Pertaining to practice or action. 1. Capable of practice or active use; opposed to speculative; as a practical understanding.
2. That may be used in practice; that may be applied to use; as practical knowledge.
3. That reduces his knowledge or theories to actual use; as a practical man.
4. Derived from practice or experience; as practical skill or knowledge.

 

PRACTICALLY

adv. In relation to practice. 1. By means of practice or use; by experiment; as practically wise or skillful.
2. In practice or use; as a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.

 

PRACTICALNESS

n.The quality of being practical.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRACTICAL

Prac "ti *cal, a. Etym: [L. practicus active, Gr. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.

 

2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding. " South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.

 

3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

 

4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp. , a trick played upon a person.

 

PRACTICALITY

PRACTICALITY Prac `ti *cal "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.

 

PRACTICALIZE

PRACTICALIZE Prac "ti *cal *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To render practical. [R.] "Practicalizing influences." J. S. Mill.

 

PRACTICALLY

PRACTICALLY Prac "ti *cal *ly, adv.

 

Defn: 1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.

 

2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject.

 

3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right. 4. Almost.

 

PRACTICALNESS

PRACTICALNESS Prac "ti *cal *ness, n.

 

Defn: Same as Practicality.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

practical

prac ti cal |ˈpraktikəl ˈpræktəkəl | ▶adjective 1 of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas: there are two obvious practical applications of the research. • (of an idea, plan, or method ) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible: neither of these strategies is practical for smaller businesses. • suitable for a particular purpose: a practical, stylish kitchen. • (of a person ) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem: I'm not unfeeling, just trying to be practical. • (of a person ) skilled at manual tasks: Steve'll fix it —he's quite practical. 2 so nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual: it was a practical certainty that he would try to raise more money. PHRASES for all practical purposes virtually, or essentially: Zimmerman had become, for all practical purposes, an arms smuggler. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical ’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action, ’ from prattein ‘do, act ’) + -al .

 

practicality

prac ti cal i ty |ˌpraktiˈkalətē ˌpræktəˈkælədi | ▶noun ( pl. practicalities ) 1 the quality or state of being practical: there are still major doubts about the practicality of the proposal. 2 (practicalities ) the aspects of a situation that involve the actual doing or experience of something rather than theories or ideas: the practicalities of living at sea.

 

practical joke

prac ti cal joke |ˈpræktəkəl ʤoʊk | ▶noun a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others. DERIVATIVES prac ti cal jok er noun

 

practically

prac ti cal ly |ˈpraktik (ə )lē ˈpræktək (ə )li | ▶adverb 1 virtually; almost: the risk of default was practically zero | the place was practically empty. 2 in a practical manner. • [ sentence adverb ] in practical terms: the law isn't unreasonable or practically inconvenient.

 

practical nurse

prac ti cal nurse |ˈpræktəkəl nərs | ▶noun a nurse who has completed a training course of a lower standard than a registered nurse, esp. one who is licensed by the state to perform certain duties (a licensed practical nurse ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

practical

prac |tical |ˈpraktɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas: there are two obvious practical applications of the research. 2 (of an idea, plan, or method ) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible: neither of these strategies are practical for smaller businesses. • suitable for a particular purpose: a practical, stylish kitchen. • (of a person ) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem: I'm merely being practical —we must find a ground-floor flat. • (of a person ) skilled at manual tasks: Steve'll fix it —he's quite practical. 3 so nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual: for all practical purposes, she's his girlfriend. ▶noun Brit. an examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical ’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action ’, from prattein ‘do, act ’) + -al .

 

practicality

prac ¦ti ¦cal |ity |ˌpraktɪˈkalɪti | ▶noun ( pl. practicalities ) 1 [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being practical: there are still major doubts about the practicality of the proposal. 2 (practicalities ) the aspects of a situation that involve the actual doing or experience of something rather than theories or ideas: the practicalities of living at sea.

 

practical joke

prac |tical joke ▶noun a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others. DERIVATIVES practical joker noun

 

practically

prac ¦tic |al ¦ly |ˈpraktɪk (ə )li | ▶adverb 1 virtually; almost: the strike lasted practically a fortnight | the place was practically empty. 2 in a practical manner.

 

practical nurse

prac |tical nurse ▶noun (in North America ) a nurse who has completed a training course of a lower standard than a registered nurse.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

practical

practical adjective 1 practical experience: empirical, hands-on, actual, active, applied, heuristic, experiential, evidence-based. ANTONYMS theoretical. 2 there are no practical alternatives: feasible, practicable, realistic, viable, workable, possible, reasonable, sensible; informal doable. 3 practical clothes: functional, sensible, utilitarian, workaday. 4 try to be more practical: realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, businesslike, commonsensical, grounded, hardheaded, no-nonsense; informal hard-nosed. 5 a practical certainty: virtual, effective, near.

 

practicality

practicality noun 1 the practicality of the proposal: feasibility, practicability, viability, workability. 2 practicality of design: functionalism, functionality, serviceability, utility. 3 his calm practicality: sense, common sense, realism, pragmatism. 4 (practicalities ) the practicalities of army life: practical details; informal nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

 

practical joke

practical joke noun it was just a practical joke, but it got out of hand: trick, joke, prank, jape, hoax.

 

practically

practically adverb 1 the theater was practically empty: almost, (very ) nearly, virtually, just about, all but, more or less, as good as, to all intents and purposes, verging on, bordering on; informal pretty near, pretty well; literary well-nigh. 2 “You can't afford it, ” he pointed out practically: realistically, sensibly, reasonably.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

practical

practical adjective 1 they have practical experience of language-teaching methods: empirical, hands-on, pragmatic, real, actual, active, applied, experiential, experimental, non-theoretical, in the field; informal how-to; technical heuristic; rare empiric. ANTONYMS theoretical. 2 the opposition have failed to put forward any practical alternatives: feasible, practicable, realistic, viable, workable, possible, within the bounds /realms of possibility, reasonable, sensible, useful, helpful, constructive; informal doable; rare accomplishable. 3 do you want your clothes to be practical or frivolous? functional, serviceable, sensible, useful, utilitarian, utility, everyday, workaday, ordinary; suitable, appropriate. 4 I'm just being practical —we must find a ground-floor flat: realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, pragmatic, businesslike, matter-of-fact, reasonable, rational, commonsensical, hard-headed, no-nonsense, with one's /both feet on the ground; informal hard-nosed. ANTONYMS impractical. 5 it was a practical certainty that he would try to raise more money: virtual, effective, in effect.

 

practicality

practicality noun 1 we asked an architect to consider the practicality of cleaning the stonework: feasibility, possibility, practicability, viability, workability; utility, usefulness, use, value. 2 the table is a masterpiece of elegance and practicality: functionalism, functionality, serviceability; usefulness, utility. 3 he spoke with calm practicality: common sense, sense, realism, pragmatism, matter-of-factness. 4 the practicalities of army life: practical details, mechanics; informal nitty gritty, nuts and bolts.

 

practical joke

practical joke noun trick, joke, prank, jape, hoax; informal leg-pull; N. Amer. informal dido; Austral. informal goak; dated cutup, rag; archaic quiz.

 

practically

practically adverb 1 the cinema was practically empty: almost, nearly, very nearly, virtually, just about, all but, more or less, not far from, close to, in effect, as good as, to all intents and purposes, approaching, verging on, bordering on, next to, essentially, basically; informal pretty much, pretty nearly, pretty well; literary well-nigh. 2 ‘You can't afford it, ’ he pointed out practically: realistically, sensibly, reasonably, pragmatically, matter-of-factly, rationally, with common sense.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

practical

prac ti cal /prǽktɪk (ə )l /→practice (副 )practically 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗 «…に関して » (理論上ではなく )実際の , 実践的な, 現実的な «about » (↔theoretical ); 実地の, 現場での ; 実施上の ; 実地経験のある, 経験に富んだ 〈人 〉▸ practical problems 現実的な問題 ▸ gain practical experience 現場での経験を踏む ▸ in practical terms 現実的に言えば .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗実用的な , 実践的な, 有用な 〈計画 方法 アドバイスなど 〉; (外見より )実用性重視の 〈日用品など 〉▸ a more practical way of solving the problem その問題を解決するより有効な手段 ▸ offer practical advice 実用的なアドバイスを提供する ▸ be of no practical use 実用的でない .3 〈服 物が 〉 (特定の目的に )適した , 向いた (suitable ).4 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…に関して » 現実的な «about » ; (現実に照らして )問題を処理する能力のある ; 修理上手な ; 器用な .5 〖名詞 の前で 〗事実上の , 実質上の (virtual )▸ a practical rejection 事実上の拒絶 .for [to ] (à ll ) pr à ctical p ú rposes 実際には .名詞 C ｟英 くだけて ｠(科学 料理などの )実習 , 実験 .～̀ á rts 実学 .～̀ j ó ke «…への » (うけをねらった )悪ふざけ «on » .～̀ j ó ker いたずらする人 .～̀ n ú rse ｟米 ｠准看護師 (→nurse 関連 ).～̀ r é ason 〘哲 〙実践理性 .～̀ sk í lls 実技 ; 運用能力 .～ness 名詞

 

practicality

prac ti cal i ty /præ̀ktɪkǽləti /名詞 複 -ties 1 C 〖-ties 〗現実 (的側面 ), 実情 .2 U 実用性 .3 U (人が )現実的であること .

 

practically

prac ti cal ly /prǽktɪk (ə )li /→practice 副詞 1 比較なし ｟主に話 ｠ほとんど (almost )▸ practically every day ほぼ毎日 (｟連語 ｠ ｟コーパス ｠every ( … ), no ( … ), all, any ( … ), impossible, the same, the only, emptyなどの前で ).2 more ～; most ～現実的に , 実用 [実際, 実践 ]的に ▸ think more practically より現実的に考える 3 比較なし 〖文修飾 〗事実上 , 実際には (!話し手の主張を強調する; →actually 読解のポイント ) ▸ He is practically the boss .彼は事実上ボスだ .