Optimism vs Practical - What's the difference?
optimism | practical |
a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
(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 nouns the difference between optimism and practical
is that optimism is a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome while practical is a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.As an adjective practical is
based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.optimism
English
Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia optimism)- I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
Antonyms
* pessimismDerived terms
* optimistpractical
English
Noun
(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
