practicable

practicable

English

Etymology

From French praticable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/

Adjective

practicable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
   • 1986, Fred Matheny, Solo Cycling: How to Train and Race Bicycle Time Trials (page 136)

     The law in most states says that cyclists must ride as far to the right as is practicable.

2. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
3. Available for use; accessible or employable.

Usage notes

Example of use contrasted with practical:

• "While others might agree that it was practical to rewrite the entire section, it was not truly practicable given other considerations."

Synonyms

• (capable of being accomplished): feasible, workable
• usable

Antonyms

• impracticable

Derived terms

• practicability
• practicableness
• practicably

Related terms

• practical

Translations

capable of being accomplished; feasible

Bulgarian: изпълним (bg) (izpǎlnim), осъществим (bg) (osǎštestvim) Dutch: doenbaar (nl), uitvoerbaar (nl), werkbaar (nl) Irish: sodhéanta Manx: so-yannoo Romanian: practicabil (ro) Spanish: realizable, alcanzable (es), factible (es), asequible (es), practicable (es)

serving a useful function; functional or handy

Bulgarian: приложим (bg) (priložim) Dutch: bruikbaar (nl), handig (nl), hanteerbaar (nl), nuttig (nl), functioneel (nl) Romanian: funcțional (ro), folosibil

available for use; accessible or employable

Bulgarian: използваем (bg) (izpolzvaem) Dutch: bruikbaar (nl), hanteerbaar (nl), toegankelijk (nl), werkbaar (nl) Romanian: funcționabil, practicabil (ro)

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French: (please verify) praticable (fr)

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Catalan

Etymology

practicar +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pɾək.tiˈka.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾak.tiˈka.ble/

Adjective

practicable (masculine and feminine plural practicables)

1. practicable, feasible

   Antonym: impracticable

Derived terms

• impracticable

Further reading

• “practicable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “practicable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “practicable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “practicable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Spanish

Etymology

practicar +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾaɡtiˈkable/ [pɾaɣ̞.t̪iˈka.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: prac‧ti‧ca‧ble

Adjective

practicable (plural practicables)

1. practicable, feasible

   Antonym: impracticable

Derived terms

• impracticable
• practicabilidad

Further reading

• “practicable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014