Practical vs Artisanal - What's the difference?
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(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
Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans.
* 1997 , Douglas W. Druick, Renoir , Art Institute of Chicago (1997), ISBN 9780810963252,
* 1998 , Valerie Steele, Paris Fashion: A Cultural History , Berg (2006), ISBN 1859739733,
* 1999 , Susan Pollock, Ancient Mesopotamia , Cambridge University Press (2004), ISBN 0521573343,
Involving skilled work, with comparatively little reliance on machinery.
* 1995 , Richard A. Posner, Overcoming Law , Harvard University Press, page 46:
* 2001 , S. Kuruvilla, L. Ferreira, S. Soomai, A. Jacque, III.8: Economic Performance and Technological Features of Marine Capture Fisheries: The Trawl Fishery of Trinidad and Tobago'', Uwe Tietze (editor), ''Report of the Regional Workshop on the Effects of Globalization and Deregulation on Fisheries in the Caribbean , FAO Fisheries Report No. 640,
* 2008 , Gloria L. Gallardo Fernández, From Seascapes of Exinction to Seascapes of Confidence ,
Made by an artisan (skilled worker).
* 2007 August, , page 18,
* 2010 , Thom Leonard, Artisan Baker Profile: Thom Leonard'', Daniel T. DiMuzio. ''Bread Baking: An Artisan?s Perspective ,
* 2010 July—August, Leslie Southard, The Art of Cooking'', ''Log Home Living ,
As adjectives the difference between practical and artisanal
is that practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while artisanal is of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans.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.practical
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
Antonyms
* (based on practice or action) theoretical * (being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation) impractical * (of a person) impracticalDerived terms
* practicality * practicallyExternal links
* *artisanal
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Adjective
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- In short, the young artist was developing a special respect for an aesthetic as well as an artisanal tradition that would set him apart from his future Impressionist colleagues.
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- The fashion plate still retained its essentially artisanal character, and involved a process of several stages.
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- It was the labor of the majority that funded the trading expeditions, military conquests, and artisanal expertise responsible for the great works of art and architecture that we still admire today.
- “In addition, the artisanal mode of production promotes a stable cartel organization of industry by limiting output.”
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- Five species of penaeid shrimp are of commercial importance to both the artisanal and industrial fisheries of the northeast South America continental shelf.
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- Of the 200 nautical miles of Chilean EEZ, the major part (195 miles) is reserved for industrial fishing, while artisanal fishing has a mere 5 miles (LPA, 1991, Art. 3 and 4).
- A sprinkle of aged artisanal soy sauce (my latest obsession) makes this simple dish seem like a feast.
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- I could not have imagined that there would be nationally distributed artisanal bread that rivaled or surpassed the quality of much of the locally produced bread or that this would be the main competition.
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- To complement an artisanal cheese or a fresh loaf of rosemary bread, nothing compares to a glass of fine wine.