practicability.

The extent to which a plan or action can actually be carried out under real conditions.

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Words that belong together

• assess the practicability
• doubts about practicability

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The report questioned the practicability of evacuating the valley within an hour.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.