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Adaptable vs Practical - What's the difference?

adaptable | practical |

As adjectives the difference between adaptable and practical

is that adaptable is capable of adapting or of being adapted while practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.

As a noun practical is

(british) a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.

adaptable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
  • * {{quote-book, author=Sabine Baring-Gould, title=, year=1901
    • , passage=Joan was adaptable , and easily fell in with the prevalent tone. She played her small jokes on each, and this readily dissolved restraint, and put all on terms of easy friendship.}}

    Related terms

    * adapt * adaptability * adaptableness * adaptably * adaptation * adaptational * adaptative * adaptatively * adaptativeness * adaptedness * adapter * adaption * adaptional * adaptitude * adaptive * adaptively * adaptiveness * adaptly * adaptness * adaptorial

    References

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    practical

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
    • Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
  • Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
    • Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
  • Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
    • All in all, Jack's a very practical chap

    Antonyms

    * (based on practice or action) theoretical * (being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation) impractical * (of a person) impractical

    Derived terms

    * practicality * practically

    Related terms

    * practicable * practice * practise * practitioner

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