| NOUN | cognition | ideal | the idea of something that is perfect |
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| person | ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch | model of excellence or perfection of a kind | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | ideal | conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence |
| all | ideal | constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception | |
| pert | ideal, idealistic | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas |
| Sounds | aydiy'l | |
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| Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... | |
| Meaning | conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal. | |
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| Broader | perfect | complete of its kind and without defect / defect / defect / defect or blemish |
| Spanish | ideal | |
| Catalan | ideal | |
| Nouns | ideality | the quality of being ideal |
| Adverbs | ideally | in an ideal manner |
| Meaning | constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception. | |
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| Example | "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content" | |
| Broader | abstract | Existing only in the mind |
| Spanish | ideal | |
| Catalan | ideal | |
| Nouns | idea | the content of cognition |
| ideality | the quality of being ideal | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas. | |
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| Synonym | idealistic | |
| Spanish | ideal, idealista | |
| Catalan | ideal | |
| Nouns | idealism | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality |
| Meaning | The idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. | |
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| Narrower | criterion, standard | The ideal in terms of which something can be judged |
| ego ideal | (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives | |
| exemplar, example, model, good example | Something to be imitated | |
| paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal | An ideal instance | |
| value | An ideal accepted by some individual or group | |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Spanish | ideal | |
| Catalan | ideal | |
| Verbs | idealize, idealise | consider or render as ideal |
| idealize, idealise | form ideals | |
| Meaning | model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. | |
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| Synonyms | paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch | |
| Narrower | class act | someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence |
| humdinger | someone of remarkable excellence | |
| jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack | someone excellent of their kind | |
| Broader | model, role model | someone worthy of imitation |
| Spanish | dechado, modelo | |
| Catalan | model | |
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