NOUN | cognition | ideal | the idea of something that is perfect |
---|---|---|---|
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 | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... |
Meaning | conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal. | |
---|---|---|
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. | |
---|---|---|
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. | |
---|---|---|
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. | |
---|---|---|
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. | |
---|---|---|
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 |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact