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ideal
[ ahy-dee-uhl, ahy-deel ]
noun
- a conception of something in its perfection.
Synonyms:
- a standard of perfection or excellence.
Synonyms:
- a person or thing conceived as embodying such a conception or conforming to such a standard, and taken as a model for imitation:
Thomas Jefferson was his ideal.
- an ultimate object or aim of endeavor, especially one of high or noble character:
He refuses to compromise any of his ideals.
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- something that exists only in the imagination:
To achieve the ideal is almost hopeless.
- Mathematics. a subring of a ring, any element of which when multiplied by any element of the ring results in an element of the subring.
adjective
- conceived as constituting a standard of perfection or excellence:
ideal beauty.
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- regarded as perfect of its kind:
an ideal spot for a home.
- existing only in the imagination; not real or actual:
Nature is real; beauty is ideal.
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- advantageous; excellent; best:
It would be ideal if she could accompany us as she knows the way.
- based upon an ideal or ideals:
the ideal theory of numbers.
- Philosophy.
- pertaining to a possible state of affairs considered as highly desirable.
- pertaining to or of the nature of idealism.
ideal
/ aɪˈdɪəl; ˌaɪdɪˈælɪtɪ /
noun
- a conception of something that is perfect, esp that which one seeks to attain
- a person or thing considered to represent perfection
he's her ideal
- something existing only as an idea
- a pattern or model, esp of ethical behaviour
adjective
- conforming to an ideal
- of, involving, or existing in the form of an idea
- philosophy
- of or relating to a highly desirable and possible state of affairs
- of or relating to idealism
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ideality, noun
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·a·Ա noun
- ܲȴ-·a adjective
- ܲȴ-·a·ly adverb
- ܲi·a adjective noun
- p··a adjective noun
- p··a·ly adverb
- ܲi·a adjective
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Example Sentences
“A moral man who led an immoral life, an idealist who had betrayed his ideals. No one despised Richard as much as Richard himself.”
For years, the most sought-after features were a blend of Western ideals, anime fantasy and K-Pop inspiration: The double eyelid, the sculpted jawline, the prominent nose, and the symmetrical face.
Instagram's algorithms, they claim, "still promote sexualised imagery, harmful beauty ideals and other negative stereotypes".
Hilton was credited with modernizing the British conservative movement, remaining true to free-market ideals while also supporting liberal social policy, such as backing gay rights and fighting climate change.
The land, part of a disused quarry once linked to the town's former steelworks, was identified as the ideal location due to strong local support.
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