Practical vs. Convenient — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Practical and Convenient
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Practical
Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas
There are two obvious practical applications of the research
Convenient
Suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs
A convenient time to receive guests.
A convenient excuse for not going.
Practical
(of an idea, plan, or method) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible
Neither of these strategies are practical for smaller businesses
Convenient
Easy to reach; accessible
A bank with branches at six convenient locations.
Practical
So nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual
For all practical purposes, she's his girlfriend
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Convenient
Close at hand; near
An apartment that is convenient to transportation.
Practical
An examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.
Convenient
(Obsolete) Fitting and proper; suitable.
Practical
Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory or speculation
Gained practical experience of sailing as a deck hand.
Convenient
Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.
Practical
Manifested in or involving practice
Practical applications of calculus.
Convenient
Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due.
Practical
Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful
Practical knowledge of Japanese. See Usage Note at practicable.
Convenient
(obsolete) Fit; suitable; appropriate.
Practical
Concerned with the production or operation of something useful
Woodworking is a practical art.
Convenient
Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.
Feed me with food convenient for me.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient.
Practical
Having or showing good judgment; sensible
If we're practical, we can do the job quickly.
Convenient
Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools.
Practical
Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual
The snowstorm was a practical disaster.
Convenient
Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season.
Practical
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.
Convenient
Near at hand; easy of access.
Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for burning.
Practical
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.
Convenient
Suited to your comfort or purpose or needs;
A convenient excuse for not going
Practical
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
Convenient
Easy to reach;
Found a handy spot for the can opener
Practical
Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
Convenient
Large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense);
A commodious harbor
A commodious building suitable for conventions
Practical
(film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.
Practical
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Practical
(theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
Practical
(film) A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
Practical
Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
Practical
Of or pertaining to practice or action.
Practical
Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.
Practical
Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
Practical
Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
Practical
Concerned with actual use or practice;
He is a very practical person
The idea had no practical application
A practical knowledge of Japanese
Woodworking is a practical art
Practical
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
A hardheaded appraisal of our position
A hard-nosed labor leader
Completely practical in his approach to business
Not ideology but pragmatic politics
Practical
Being actually such in almost every respect;
A practical failure
The once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Practical
Having or put to a practical purpose or use;
Practical mathematics
Practical applications of calculus
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