Practical vs. Ingenuous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Practical and Ingenuous
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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
Ingenuous
(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
He eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes
She's staggeringly ingenuous, or possibly very cunning indeed
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
Ingenuous
Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive
I'm not so ingenuous as to believe everything he says.
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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Ingenuous
Straightforward or frank; candid
"I must be so ingenuous as to own that the accounts are not so certain as to the exact time and place of his birth" (Memoir of Martinus Scriblerus).
Practical
An examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting.
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.
Ingenuous
Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
Practical
Manifested in or involving practice
Practical applications of calculus.
Ingenuous
Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
Practical
Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful
Practical knowledge of Japanese. See Usage Note at practicable.
Ingenuous
Unable to mask one's feelings.
Practical
Concerned with the production or operation of something useful
Woodworking is a practical art.
Ingenuous
Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.
Practical
Having or showing good judgment; sensible
If we're practical, we can do the job quickly.
Ingenuous
Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.
Practical
Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual
The snowstorm was a practical disaster.
Ingenuous
Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright; high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal.
If an ingenuous detestation of falsehood be but carefully and early instilled, that is the true and genuine method to obviate dishonesty.
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.
Ingenuous
Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or dissimulation; open; frank; as, an ingenuous man; an ingenuous declaration, confession, etc.
Sensible in myself . . . what a burden it is for me, who would be ingenuous, to be loaded with courtesies which he hath not the least hope to requite or deserve.
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.
Ingenuous
Ingenious.
Practical
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
Ingenuous
Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious;
An ingenuous admission of responsibility
Practical
Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
Ingenuous
Lacking in sophistication or worldliness;
A child's innocent stare
His ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it
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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