Practicableness

Practicableness
Practicable Prac"ti*ca*ble, a. [LL. practicare to act, transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. ?: cf. F. practicable, pratiquer to practice. See {Practical}.] 1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good. [1913 Webster]

2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon; a practicable road. [1913 Webster]

{Practicable breach} (Mil.), a breach which admits of approach and entrance by an assailing party. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Possible; feasible. -- {Practicable}, {Possible}. A thing may be possible, i. e., not forbidden by any law of nature, and yet may not now be practicable for want of the means requisite to its performance. [1913 Webster] -- {Prac"ti*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Prac"ti*ca*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • practicableness — præktɪkÉ™blnɪs n. feasibility, ability to be carried out; ability to be performed, ability to be accomplished …   English contemporary dictionary

  • practicableness — n. See practicability …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • practicableness — prac·ti·ca·ble·ness …   English syllables

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  • Possibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possibility possibility potentiality Sgm: N 1 what may be what may be what is possible &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 compatibility compatibility &c.(agreement) 23 GRP: N 2 Sgm …   English dictionary for students

  • Practicability — Prac ti*ca*bil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being practicable; practicableness; feasibility. The practicability of such a project. Stewart. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • practicable — adjective Date: 1648 1. capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished ; feasible < a practicable plan > 2. capable of being used ; usable < a practicable weapon > Synonyms: see possible • practicability …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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