impractical

[ im-prak-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

1. not practical or useful.
2. not capable of dealing with practical matters; lacking sense.
3. idealistic.
4. impracticable.

impractical

/ ɪmˈpræktɪkəl /

adjective

1. not practical or workable

   an impractical solution

2. not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills

   he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work

Derived Forms

• imˈpractically, adverb
• imˌpractiˈcality, noun

Other Words From

• im·practi·cali·ty im·practi·cal·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of impractical¹

First recorded in 1860–65; im- ² + practical

Related Words

• absurd
• illogical
• impossible
• improbable
• quixotic
• speculative
• unattainable
• unreal
• unusable
• unwise
• unworkable
• useless