non-practical

However, there comes a point where there's not much practical difference between being against self-publishing full stop and warning people away from it for practical reasons, especially when the non-practical reasons for wanting to go that route are strong enough to overpower any practical reason someone would avoid self-publishing.

msagara: A question about vanity press publications and bookstores msagara 2009

For those who don't know, law reviews are virtually all student-run and the second and third years who decide what gets published favor non-practical, philosophical and-overly footnoted work.

Eric Segall: Of Social Media and the Demise of Traditional Law Reviews Eric Segall 2012

I signed up for a course in college but ended up dropping it because I had too much work to do for my non-practical classes.

PhotoHunter: Broken « Mudpuddle 2010

Although I'd add that I'd like the idea that being "feminine" is the same as being, for lack of a better word, ornamental - cosmetics, styled hair, frilly non-practical clothes and shoes, etc.

Space Camp Barbie Peggy 2008

They may not want their kid to be educated in a non-practical field, but even then education is prized enough that, "You can always teach!" is the universally suggested backup plan.

Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2009

Maybe there's an intangible, non-practical but still fun use that I don't see too - I just can't see it myself, maybe someone else does?

FontCapture Turns Your Handwriting Into A Font | Lifehacker Australia 2009

Enough dreamy, non-practical progressives let their anger at Hillary's 2003 Iraq vote blind them to the political realities on the ground - and thus vote for the progressive.

Russell Shaw: If Hillary's Nominated, No Progressive Third Party Voting Please 2008

We have had different water treatments in our houses in the past, but finding service people, reliability of the units and longevity proved to be non-practical.

Water filtration systems, water softeners, etc. 2002

History of Religion in the US -- Interesting and potentially practically (in my decidedly non-practical way) useful

evolver Diary Entry evolver 2004

I want a career of, essentially, pondering over non-practical issues.

evolver Diary Entry evolver 2003