ideal

i·de·al  (-dl, -dl)

n.

1. A conception of something in its absolute perfection.

2. One that is regarded as a standard or model of perfection or excellence.

3. An ultimate object of endeavor; a goal.

4. An honorable or worthy principle or aim.

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, or embodying an ideal.

b. Conforming to an ultimate form or standard of perfection or excellence.

2. Considered the best of its kind.

3. Completely or highly satisfactory: The location of the new house is ideal.

4.

a. Existing only in the mind; imaginary.

b. Lacking practicality or the possibility of realization.

5. Of, relating to, or consisting of ideas or mental images.

6. Philosophy

a. Existing as an archetype or pattern, especially as a Platonic idea or perception.

b. Of or relating to idealism.

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[From Middle English, pertaining to the divine archetypes of things, from Late Latin idelis, from Latin idea, idea; see idea.]

Synonyms: ideal, example, exemplar, model, standard, pattern
These nouns refer to someone or something worthy of imitation or duplication. An ideal is a sometimes unattainable standard of perfection: "Religion is the vision of . . . something which is the ultimate ideal, and the hopeless quest" Alfred North Whitehead.
An example can refer to something that is worthy of imitation but can also indicate something that serves as a deterrent or warning: "Our Government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example" Louis D. Brandeis.
An exemplar, like a model, serves as an ideal example by reason of being either very worthy or truly representative of a type, admirable or otherwise: "He is indeed the perfect exemplar of all nobleness" Jane Porter. "Our fellow countryman is a model of a man" Charles Dickens.
A standard is an established criterion or recognized level of excellence: "It wouldn't be quite fair to test him by our standards" William Dean Howells.
A pattern serves as a model, plan, or guide in the creation of something: "I will be the pattern of all patience" Shakespeare.

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ideal

Noun

1. (often pl) a principle or model of ethical behaviour

2. a conception of something that is perfect

3. a person or thing considered to represent perfection

4. something existing only as an idea

Adjective

1. most suitable: they seem to have adopted an ideal man as their candidate

2. of, involving, or existing only as an idea; imaginary: an ideal world

ideally adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" value - an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values" beau ideal, paragon, perfection, idol - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept criterion, standard - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" exemplar, good example, example, model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" ego ideal - (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
	2.	ideal - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal apotheosis, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" role model, model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence humdinger - someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"
Adj.	1.	ideal - conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
	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" abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
	3.	ideal - of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas idealistic

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ideal

noun 1. (often plural) principle, standard, ideology, morals, conviction, integrity, scruples, probity, moral value, rectitude, sense of duty, sense of honour, uprightness

noun 2. epitome, standard, dream, pattern, perfection, last word, paragon, nonpareil, standard of perfection

noun 3. model, example, criterion, prototype, paradigm, archetype, exemplar

adjective 4. perfect, best, model, classic, supreme, ultimate, archetypal, exemplary, consummate, optimal, quintessential << OPPOSITE imperfect

adjective 5. imaginary, impractical, Utopian, romantic, fantastic, fabulous, poetic, visionary, fairy-tale, mythical, unreal, fanciful, unattainable, ivory-towered, imagal Psychoanalysis << OPPOSITE actual

adjective 6. hypothetical, academic, intellectual, abstract, theoretical, speculative, conceptual, metaphysical, transcendental, notional

Translations

ideal [aɪˈdɪəl] n → ideal m

adj → ideal

ideal [aɪˈdɪəl] n → idéal m

adj → idéal(e)

ideal [aɪˈdɪəl] n → Ideal nt

adj → ideal

ideal [aɪˈdɪəl] adj, n → ideale (m)

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ideal

adj ideal [aiˈdiəl]

perfect This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.ideaalمِثاليидеаленideálníideelidealιδεώδης, ιδανικόςidealtäiuslikایده آلtäydellinenidéalמוּשלָםपूर्ण, आदर्शidealaneszményi, ideálissempurnafullkominnideale理想的な더할 나위 없는idealusideāls; pilnīgssempurnaideaalideell, perfekt, mønstergyldigidealnyidealidealидеальныйideálnyidealenidealanidealiskดีเลิศideal, mükemmel理想的ідеальний, досконалийمعیاریlý tưởng理想的

n

1 a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect She was clever and beautiful – in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.ideaalشَخْص مِثالي، مَثَل أعلىсъвършенideálideal; forbillededas Idealπρότυπο, ίνδαλμαidealideaalفرد یا چیز دلخواهihanneidéalאִידֵיאָלआदर्शuzoreszményképidamanímynd hins fullkomnaideale理想のもの전형, 이상형idealasideālsidamanideaalforbilde, idealideałidealidealидеалideálvzoridealidealแบบอย่างที่ดีideal, mükemmel/kusursuz kimse/şey理想ідеал, взірецьمثالیmẫu người hoàn hảo理想

2 a person's standard of behaviour etc a man of high ideals.idealeمُثُل عُلياс висок стандартideálidealdas Idealιδεώδες, ιδανικόidealideaalآرمانihanneidéalאִידֵיאָלआदर्शidealideálstandar peri laku seseorangfyrirmyndideale理想규범이 되는 표준idealasideālstaraf perilaku seseorangideaalmoralideał(y)idealidealидеалideálidealidealidealอุดมคติülkü, ideal, ilke典範ідеалاصولsự lý tưởng, sự hoàn thiện典范

n iˈdealist

a person having (too) high ideals of behaviour etc. idealisمِثاليидеалистidealistaidealistder/die Idealist(in)ιδεαλιστήςidealistaidealistآدم آرمان گراidealistiidéalisteאִידֵיאָלִיסטआदर्शवादीidealistidealistaidealishugsjónamaðuridealista理想主義者이상주의자idealistasideālistsidealisidealistidealistidealistaidealistaidealistидеалистidealistaidealistidealistaidealistผู้ยึดมั่นอุดมการณ์ülkücü, idealist理想主義者ідеалістعینیت پسندngười hay lý tưởng hóa理想主义者

n iˈdealism

idealismeمِثالِيَّهидеализъмidealismusidealismeder Idealismusιδεαλισμόςidealismoidealismآرمان گراییidealismiidéalismeאִידֵיאָלִיסטआदर्शवादidealizamidealizmusidealismehugsjónastefna; hughyggjaidealismo理想主義이상주의idealizmasideālismsidealismeidealismeidealismeidealizmidealismoidealismидеализмidealizmusidealizemidealizamidealismอุดมคตินิยมülkücülük, idealizm理想主義ідеалізмمثالیتchủ nghĩa duy tâm理想主义

adj ˌideaˈlistic [aidiə-]

idealistiesمِثاليидеалистиченidealistickýidealistiskidealistischιδεαλιστικόςidealistaidealistlikآرمان گرایانهidealistinenidéalisteאִיֵדיאָלִיסטִיआदर्शवादीidealističkiidealista, idealisztikusidealistishugsjóna-idealistico理想主義の이상주의(자)의idealistinisideālistisksidealistikidealistischidealistiskidealistycznyidealistaidealistидеалистическийidealistickýidealističenidealističanidealistiskซึ่งยึดมั่นอุดมการณ์ülkücü, idealist理想主義者的ідеалістичнийمثالیت پسندduy tâm理想主义者的

v iˈdealize, *iˈdealise

to regard as perfect Children tend to idealize their parents.idealiseerيَجْعَلُ مِثالِيّاидеализирамidealizovat (si)idealisereidealisierenεξιδανικεύωidealizaridealiseerimaبی کاستی پنداشتنihannoidaidéaliserלַעֲשוֹת אִידֵיאָלִיזַציה שֶלआदर्शीकरण करना, आदर्श के रूप में प्रस्तुत करनाidealiziratieszményít, idealizálmenganggap sempurnalíta á sem fullkominn; fegraidealizzare理想化する이상화하다idealizuotiidealizētmenganggap sempurnaidealiserenidealisere, forgudeidealizowaćidealizara ide­a­lizaидеализироватьidealizovať (si)idealiziratiidealizovatiidealiseraทำให้เลอเลิศidealleştirmek使理想化ідеалізуватиمثالی تصور کرناlý tưởng hóa使理想化

n iˌdealiˈzation, *iˌdealiˈsation

idealiseringجَعْل الشَّخص أو الشَّيء مِثالِيّاидеализацияidealizaceidealiseringdie Idealisierungεξιδανίκευσηidealizaciónidealiseerimineآرمان گراییihannointiidéalisationאִידֵיאָלִיזַציהआदर्शीकरणidealizacijaeszményítés, idealizálásmenganggap sempurnafegrun, gyllingidealizzazione理想化이상화(된 것)idealizavimasidealizēšana; idealizācijakesempurnaanidealiseringidealisering, forgudingidealizacjaidealizaçãoideali­zareидеализацияidealizáciaidealiziranjeidealizacijaidealiseringความสมบูรณ์แบบülküleştirme, idealleştirme理想化ідеалізаціяکسی کو مثالی مانناsự lý tưởng hóa理想化

adv iˈdeally

1 perfectly He is ideally suited to this job.ideaalبِصورَة مِثالِيَّةидеаленdokonaleperfektidealιδανικά, τέλειαperfectamentetäiuslikultبطور ایده آلtäydellisestiparfaitementבְּאוֹפֶן מוּשלָםपूर्ण रूप सेidealnoeszményiensecara sempurnafullkomlegaperfettamente理想的に완전 무결하게idealiaiideālisempurnaideaalideelt, fullkommentidealnieidealmenteidealидеальноdokonale, vynikajúcopopolnomaidealnoidealiskt, perfektอย่างสมบูรณ์แบบmükemmelen, en iyi/mükemmel şekilde完全地ідеальноبہترینhoàn toàn完全地

2 under perfect conditions Ideally, we should check this again, but we haven't enough time.ideaal gesprokeفي ظُروف مِثالِيَّه، مِثالِيّاًсъвършеноv ideálním případěideelt; rent ideeltidealerweiseιδεωδώςidealmente; en el mejor de los casosideaalolukorrasدر وضع مطلوبihannetapauksessaidéalementבְּמָצַב אִידֵיאָלִיआदर्श रूप सेu idealnom pogleduideálisansecara idealef allt væri eins og best væri á kosiðidealmente理想的には이론상, 원칙적으로는optimaliomis sąlygomis; idealu būtų, kadideālisecara idealidealiterideelt (sett)w optymalnych warunkachteoricamente(în mod) idealидеальноideálneidealnou idealnim uslovimaidealet vore ..., under idealiska förhållandenอย่างสมบูรณ์แบบtercihen理想地в ідеаліمعیاری طور پرtheo lý tưởng理想地