Practical vs Hardened - What's the difference?
practical | hardened |
(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
(harden)
Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
:* The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.
As adjectives the difference between practical and hardened
is that practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while hardened is unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.As a noun practical
is a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.As a verb hardened is
past tense of harden.practical
English
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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