idealist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *idealist*:
NOUN	person	idealist, dreamer	someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

idealist > pronunciation
Sounds	aydiy'lihst
Rhymes	abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...

English > *idealist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.
Synonym	dreamer
Narrower	Don Quixote	Any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
Narrower	romantic	A soulful or amorous idealist
Broader	visionary	A person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
Spanish	idealista
Catalan	idealista
Nouns	idealism	impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are
Nouns	idealism	elevated ideals or conduct

HyperDic: idealist