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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespraticité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: praticité
"Il a souligné la praticité de cet outil multifonction."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being useful, convenient, or easy to use.
"She appreciated the handiness of having a grocery store right across the street." - 2
Manual skill, dexterity, or cleverness in repairing and making things.
"His handiness around the house saved them hundreds of dollars in plumbing and carpentry repairs."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'handig', meaning skillful or dexterous, combined with the Germanic nominal suffix '-nesu'. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting physical manual dexterity to also encompassing utility, convenience, and practical aptitude for repair or construction tasks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Handiness" is said worldwide
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praticité
Transliteration: praticité
"Il a souligné la praticité de cet outil multifonction."
Handlichkeit
Transliteration: Handlichkeit
"Die Handlichkeit des Geräts macht es ideal für unterwegs."
praticità
Transliteration: praticità
"Apprezzo molto la praticità di questa borsa."
practicidad
Transliteration: practicidad
"La practicidad de este diseño es innegable."
praticidade
Transliteration: praticidade
"A praticidade deste aplicativo facilita o dia a dia."
उपयोगिता
Transliteration: upayogita
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस गैजेट की उपयोगिता बहुत ज़्यादा है।"
便捷性
Transliteration: biànjiéxìng
Script: 中文汉字
"这款智能手机以其出色的便捷性受到欢迎。"
편리성
Transliteration: pyeonriseong
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 도구의 편리성은 작업 시간을 크게 단축시킵니다."
便利さ
Transliteration: benririsa
Script: 日本語
"このツールの便利さは日常の作業で大いに役立ちます。"
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