Ingenuous vs Practical - What's the difference?
ingenuous | practical |
Naive and trusting.
Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
* 1919 ,
Unsophisticated; simple.
Unable to mask one's feelings.
Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.
(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 ingenuous and practical
is that ingenuous is naive and trusting while practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.As a noun practical is
a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.ingenuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "Do you mean to say you didn't leave your wife for another woman?"
- "Of course not."
- "On your word of honour?"
- I don't know why I asked for that. It was very ingenuous of me.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* disingenuousUsage notes
Do not confuse with ingenious.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
