As adjectives the difference between practical and purposeful
is that
practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while
purposeful is having purpose; intentional.
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)
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Adjective
( en adjective)
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
- 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) impractical
Derived terms
* practicality
* practically
Related terms
* practicable
* practice
* practise
* practitioner
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purposeful English
(Purpose)
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having purpose; intentional.
Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 10
, author=Jeremy Wilson
, title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
, work=Telegraph
citation
, page=
, passage=An utterly emphatic 5-0 victory was ultimately capped by two wonder strikes in the last two minutes from Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner. Before that, England had utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel. They have already established a five-point buffer at the top of Group Eight. }}
Synonyms
* determined
* nose to the grindstone
* focused
Derived terms
* purposefully
* purposefulness
Related terms
* purposive
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