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Definition of impractical - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
objectsnot sensible or realistic in practice
- The design was beautiful but impractical.
2.
ideasnot realizable or speculative
- Her plan was interesting but impractical.
3.
peopleRare lacking practical skills or abilitiesRare
- He is brilliant but completely impractical.
Origin of impractical
Latin, in- (not) + practicus (practical)
Terms with impractical included in their meaning
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idea
impractical or unlikely
behavior
more foolish or impractical
personal attribute
quality of having high, often impractical ideals
impractical expectations
not reasonable or likely to be achieved
sustainability
impractical or unfeasible in the long term
idiomatic
something completely impractical or useless
person
unreliable or impractical in behavior or actions
unrealistic
impractical or unlikely to happen
impractical
not practical or feasible to implement
ideas or impractical
related to abstract ideas or not practical in reality
ideas
impractical or fanciful ideas
ideas
impractical or unrealistic idea
imagination
vague or impractical in nature
imagination
having unrealistic or impractical ideas
imagination
idea that is unrealistic or impractical
ideas
impractical or foolish plan or thought
personality
having ideals, often impractical
daydreaming
unrealistic or impractical
practicality
concern for facts and rejection of impractical ideas
abundance
so many that listing them is impractical
unrealistic plan
impractical or unrealistic scheme for social improvement
impractical
idealistic but impractical or unrealistic
impractical
imaginative but not practical or realistic
goals
aspirations that are unrealistic or impractical
Examples of impractical in a sentence
The impractical gadget was soon forgotten. His impractical ideas were dismissed by the committee. The impractical design was not feasible for production. She is too impractical to fix the car herself. His impractical nature makes him unreliable in emergencies.
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- French:peu pratique, impraticable, ...
- German:unpraktisch, unausführbar, ...
- Italian:impraticabile, irrealizzabile, ...
- Spanish:impráctico, impracticable, ...
- Portuguese:pouco prático, inábil, ...
- Chinese:不切实际的, ...
- Japanese:非現実的, 非現実的な, ...
- Arabic:غَيْر عَمَلِيّ, غَيْر قابِل لِلتَّنْفيذ, ...
- Hebrew:לֹא מַעֲשִׂי, לֹא מַעֲשִׂי, ...
- Russian:непрактичный, нереальный, ...
- Ukrainian:непрактичний, ...
- Hindi:अव्यावहारिक, अव्यवहार्य, ...
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