Practical vs Pessimistic - What's the difference?
practical | pessimistic |
(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
Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
As adjectives the difference between practical and pessimistic
is that practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while pessimistic is marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.As a noun practical
is 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
* *pessimistic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a pessimistic view of the future
- a pessimistic estimate