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| 1. | [ adjective ] conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal | |
| Related terms: | perfect | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain | |
| Related terms: | idea criterion exemplar paragon value ego_ideal idealize idealize | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] represented in the abstract rather than as they really are | |
| Synonyms: | idealistic | |
| Related terms: | utopian | |
| 4. | [ noun ] model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | |
| Synonyms: | saint nonpareil apotheosis nonesuch nonsuch paragon | |
| Related terms: | model jimdandy humdinger class_act apotheosize | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception | |
| Examples: | "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content" |
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| Related terms: | abstract | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas | |
| Synonyms: | idealistic | |
| Related terms: | idealism idealism | |
| Similar spelling: |
ideally Idalia idol idly idle idyll Idell Idella |
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