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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
Cecil Beaton

Meaning of "impractical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPRACTICAL

impractical  [ɪmˈpræktɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPRACTICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impractical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPRACTICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impractical in the English dictionary

The definition of impractical in the dictionary is not practical or workable. Other definition of impractical is not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPRACTICAL


anaptyctical
ˌænæpˈtɪktɪkəl
anticlimactical
ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪkəl
apodictical
ˌæpəˈdɪktɪkəl
apomictical
ˌæpəˈmɪktɪkəl
apoplectical
ˌæpəˈplɛktɪkəl
climactical
klaɪˈmæktɪkəl
dialectical
ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl
epideictical
ˌepɪˈdaɪktɪkəl
geotactical
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæktɪkəl
parallactical
ˌpærəˈlæktɪkəl
paratactical
ˌpærəˈtæktɪkəl
phyllotactical
ˌfɪləʊˈtæktɪkəl
practical
ˈpræktɪkəl
stalactical
stəˈlæktɪkəl
stereotactical
ˌstɛrɪəʊˈtæktɪkəl
syntactical
sɪnˈtæktɪkəl
syntectical
sɪnˈtektɪkəl
tactical
ˈtæktɪkəl
ultrapractical
ˌʌltrəˈpræktɪkəl
unpractical
ʌnˈpræktɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPRACTICAL

impracticability
impracticable
impracticableness
impracticably
impracticality
impractically
impracticalness
imprecate
imprecation
imprecatory
imprecise
imprecisely
impreciseness
imprecision
impredicative
impregn
impregnability
impregnable
impregnableness
impregnably

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPRACTICAL

aeronautical
alphabetical
analytical
chemical
critical
diacritical
elliptical
grammatical
hypothetical
identical
mathematical
metical
mystical
nautical
optical
pharmaceutical
political
skeptical
statistical
theoretical
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Synonyms and antonyms of impractical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPRACTICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impractical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impractical

Translation of «impractical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPRACTICAL

Find out the translation of impractical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impractical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impractical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不切实际的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco práctico
570 millions of speakers

English

impractical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अव्यावहारिक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ عَمَلِيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непрактичный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impraticável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকার্যকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas pratique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak praktikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unpraktisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実際的でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비실용적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora praktis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாத்தியமற்றதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अव्यवहार्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kullanışsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrealizzabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepraktyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непрактичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepotrivit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεφάρμοστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onprakties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opraktisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

upraktisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impractical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRACTICAL»

The term «impractical» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRACTICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impractical

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMPRACTICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impractical.
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Candice Accola
I have a collection of impractical vintage dresses and jackets. I guess I never grew out of the 'playing dress up' faze. It's actually a bit of a problem.
2
Lamar Alexander
To power the country by building 186,000 fifty-story wind turbines - and running 19,000 miles of new transmission lines - just seems impractical and preposterous compared to the idea of building a hundred new nuclear facilities primarily on the sites we already have.
3
Jacques Barzun
Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.
4
Cecil Beaton
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
5
Rob Brydon
When you're a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And I'm not as enamoured with that any more. The reality of that life is a lot of travel, and a lot of being away, which is impractical because I have four children, so I don't want to be away that much, not the other side of the world away.
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Smedley Butler
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war.
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Britt Ekland
Little bitty bags are completely impractical - I like big slouchy bags because they have to be comfortable for my lovely wee Chihuahua Tequila, who comes everywhere with me. I'm devoted to him, now my kids have long since flown the nest.
8
Marketa Irglova
As long as I focus on what I feel and don't worry about where I'm going, it works out. Having no expectations but being open to everything is what makes wonderful things happen. If I don't worry, there's no obstruction and life flows easily. It sounds impractical, but 'Expect nothing; be open to everything' is really all it is.
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David Leslie Johnson
I started off writing kind of big summer, blockbustery kinds of movies, but at that time, I had no name, nobody knew who I was, and somebody told me I can't write movies that are going to cost $100 million to make and expect someone to buy them; it was just impractical.
10
Ferdinand Marcos
America must realize, there are conditions she must accept in Asia. The first is a diversity of Asian cultures, governments, economic and political systems; the second, that to run against the tide of Asian nationalism is worse than impractical - it is also highly dangerous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPRACTICAL»

Discover the use of impractical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impractical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Impractical Grace
A Couples Failing Marriage, a family's heartbreaking accident, and a woman's excruciating childhood-these are just a few of the challenges confronting members of Bishop Stuart North's ward.
John S. Bushman
2
A practical guide to impractical pets
Provides a guide to the selection, acquisition, care, lodging, training, breeding, and getting rid of exotic pets
Barbara Burn, Emil P. Dolensek, 1997
3
The Impractical Gardener
Who's Who in Kentucky Arts & Crafts(c) is a resource and reference guide for all the talented and exceptional Kentucky artists and crafters selected to be in this 2006 Edition.
Arlene Wright-Correll, 2007
4
Impractical magic
When Rose Thayer, who possesses true magical power, sets out to expose him as a fraud, grand illusionist Brandon Goodfellow performs his greatest trick of all when he makes the beautiful faery fall in love with him. Original.
Karen Fox, 2003
5
Impractical Jokes
Three toilets, a deceased poodle and some sadly depreciated real-estate . . . a rollicking, laugh-out-loud memoir of how a practical joke went too far from one of Australia's brightest young comedians.
Charlie Pickering, 2012
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How to Get a Monkey Into Harvard: The Impractical Guide to ...
The author injects warmhearted humor into the American rite of passage of trying to get teenagers into college in a hilarious spoof on college admissions guidebooks, which includes such unorthodox advice as marrying your child's college ...
Charles Monagan, 2007
7
Walking Through Walls: Practical Spirituality in an ...
Each lesson is further broken down into exercises, affirmations, and meditations. Lee Jampolsky'¬?s HEALING THE ADDICTIVE MIND has sold 65,000 copies. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Lee L. Jampolsky, 2011
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Persistence of vision: an impractical guide to producing a ...
Together they created "Resident Alien" and "Beyond Bob," two critically-acclaimed ultra-low-budget features using the tactics and strategies outlined in this book.
John Gaspard, Dale Newton, 1996
9
The Fieldston Guide to American History for Cynical ...
This book explores a few such lives, and the lessons they offer in ways that might actually mean something outside a classroom.
Jim Cullen, 2005
10
Alice Waters & Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, ...
An authorized portrait of the owner of the groundbreaking California organic food restaurant that helped launch modern ideas about organic food, sustainable farming, and American cuisine offers insight into her complex character and her ...
Thomas McNamee, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPRACTICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impractical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch: 'Impractical Jokers' are back tonight and 'hooking up' | SILive …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island guys of "Impractical Jokers" will return to our televisions tonight for the mid-season premiere of their ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
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'Impractical Jokers' bring pranks and a live comedy show to Las Vegas
Fans of truTV's “Impractical Jokers” can get up close and personal with the comedy troupe behind it when the “Where's Larry?” tour comes to ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
'Impractical Jokers': Joe And Murr Preview New Episodes …
Last week, the Impractical Jokers once again crashed San Diego Comic-Con - this time, with an entire museum in their honor. Starpulse visited ... «Starpulse.com, Jul 15»
4
Fracking to be allowed in protected wildlife areas after Government …
Ministers say it would be "impractical" to introduce a complete ban on fracking in Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Ministers say it would be ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
The U.S. locks up way too many people. That could change. - The …
Mass incarceration also seems plainly impractical because there are a variety of more appealing options that many states have been ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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The military steps up for transgender service members - The …
... the military's rigid and regimented nature — which skeptics thought made a repeal impractical and even dangerous — might actually facilitate ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Bill Whalen: Five ways Maine is better than California | The …
My favorite – a ban on out-of-state firewood, which may add up on some ecological level but seems utterly impractical to enforce. Then again ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
8
Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: What I Read and What I Didn't, Summer 2015
Other impractical England bookstore purchases that I (we) bought and manually imported: “How Not to Be Wrong” by Jordan Ellenberg; “The ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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'New visa rules contradict Children's Act' - Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG – The Centre for Child Law has said the new visa regulations are far too costly and impractical for single parents. «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
10
Kendall Jenner wears world's most impractical shirt, looks great …
Kendall Jenner wears world's most impractical shirt, looks great doing it. Nearly had a mishap, though. By heatworld heatworld on Thursday, ... «heatworld, Jul 15»

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