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ˈpracticalness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality or character of being practical (in various senses: see the adj.); practicality.
1710Norris Chr. Prud. ii. 73 The practicalness of Prudence as distinct from pure Theory chiefly consists, in that it contemplates Truth for the sake of Good. 1840Mill Diss. & Disc. (1859) I. 217 From it he doubtless derived the practicalness (if the word may be pardoned) in which the more purely speculative Frenchmen of the present day..are generally deficient. 1865M. Arnold Ess. Crit. x. (1875) 425 A stringent practicalness worthy of Franklin. |