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ideal definition
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Grep of noun ideal beau ideal carnot's ideal cycle ego ideal ideal ideal gas ideal solid idealisation idealism idealist ideality idealization Overview of noun ideal The noun ideal has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) ideal -- (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain) 2. (2) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch -- (model of excellence or perfection of a kind one having no equal) Overview of adj ideal The adj ideal has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (9) ideal -- (conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal) 2. (3) ideal, idealistic -- (represented in the abstract rather than as they really are) 3. (2) ideal -- (constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content") 4. ideal, idealistic -- (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas) Antonyms of adj ideal 3 of 4 senses of ideal Sense 1 ideal INDIRECT (VIA perfect) -> imperfect Sense 2 ideal, idealistic INDIRECT (VIA utopian) -> dystopian Sense 3 ideal INDIRECT (VIA abstract) -> concrete Similarity of adj ideal 4 senses of ideal Sense 1 ideal => perfect (vs. imperfect) Sense 2 ideal, idealistic => utopian (vs. dystopian) Sense 3 ideal => abstract (vs. concrete) Sense 4 ideal, idealistic Pertains to noun idealism (Sense 1) =>idealism => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory Attributes of adj ideal Familiarity of adj ideal ideal used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj ideal ideal idealised idealistic idealized Overview of noun ideal The noun ideal has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) ideal -- (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain) 2. (2) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch -- (model of excellence or perfection of a kind one having no equal) Overview of adj ideal The adj ideal has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (9) ideal -- (conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal) 2. (3) ideal, idealistic -- (represented in the abstract rather than as they really are) 3. (2) ideal -- (constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content") 4. ideal, idealistic -- (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas)
ideal definition
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