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# impractical

adjective (impractical, more impractical); noun «impracticality»

«impractical» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not sensible or useful in real life; hard to use or do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#m1)
2. Describing a person who is not good at everyday practical tasks or who has unrealistic ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: impractical shoes, clothes, gifts or plans. In design-technology lessons, pupils test whether a design is practical or impractical to use. Phrases: totally impractical, impractical for, impractical idea.

### Examples

- White trainers are impractical for a muddy field trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#x1)
- A glass lunchbox is impractical for a school bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#x2)
- His idea was fun but impractical. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#x3)
- Long dresses are impractical for climbing trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#x4)
- Grandad says I'm impractical because I can't fix my bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#x5)
- It would be impractical to walk to school in the snow, so we took the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «practical». Trap: «impractical» (not sensible) vs «impracticable» (cannot be done at all). In US English «impractical» is common for both.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impractical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impractical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impractical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impractical.html) on Mova free.