impracticality

noun

as in idealism

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Recent Examples of impracticality On the ceiling, a suede Scalamandré wallcovering delivers the sensory impact of leather—without the impracticality. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026 Our current system denies new talent a livelihood, and the impracticality of such training, leads me to refrain from training them. — Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026 Bulky travel accessories are more likely to be left at home and gather dust in the closet due to their impracticality, but this hanging pouch will suffer no such fate. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025 There was something freeing about opting into impracticality. — Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impracticality
  1. idealism
  2. optimism
  3. sincerity
  4. ingenuousness
  5. artlessness
  6. frankness
  7. naturalness
  8. guilelessness
Noun
  • But that, of course, is not usually, or even often, the actual case, and as her idealism falls by the wayside, the use of violence in pursuit of justice begins to make sense to her.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026
  • Wilson believes that’s a myopic way to view his idealism.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of idealism
Noun
  • But there is a lot of value in optimism and hope and connection.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • While optimism is growing, high prices and interest rates remain the biggest hurdles for hopeful buyers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of optimism
Noun
  • Even people who agree with many of Patriot Front’s views are skeptical of its sincerity.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The film’s sincerity — the quality critics praised most — was met with a sneer rather than a response.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • What was once a poignant effort to extend a state of ingenuousness is now tainted from the start.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of ingenuousness
Noun
  • But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of artlessness
Noun
  • Seydoux asks me in a moment of frankness.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of frankness
Noun
  • By the middle of the nineteenth century, the seriousness and stability of their suits suggested a new naturalness for their authority that came to seem both right and inevitable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.
    — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of naturalness
Noun
  • Still, Dunk believes in himself, like any good hero, and people are drawn to his guilelessness.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But there’s a guilelessness to everything Bella does, a trust in the universe and an insatiable curiosity about humanity.
    — Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of guilelessness

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“Impracticality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impracticality. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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