Driven vs Practical - What's the difference?
driven | practical |
Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
(of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
As adjectives the difference between driven and practical
is that driven is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals while practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.As a verb driven
is .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.driven
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* demand-driven English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----practical
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(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap