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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | ideal | Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence |
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| 2 | ideal | Constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception | |
| 3 | ideal, idealistic | Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas | |
| NOUN | 1 | ideal | The idea of something that is perfect |
| 2 | ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch | Model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
| Sounds | aydiy'l |
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| Rhymes | abele, anneal, appeal, and 61 more rhymes in iyl... |
| Meaning | Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence. Embodying an ideal. |
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| Similar to | perfect |
| Nouns | ideality |
| Adverbs | ideally |
| Meaning | Constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception. |
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| Examples | "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content" |
| Similar to | abstract |
| Nouns | ideality |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas. |
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| Synonyms | idealistic |
| Nouns | idealism |
| Meaning | The idea of something that is perfect. Something that one hopes to attain. |
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| Broader | idea, thought |
| Narrower | value; paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal; criterion, standard; exemplar, example, model, good example; ego ideal |
| Verbs | idealize, idealise; idealize, idealise |
| Meaning | Model of excellence or perfection of a kind. One having no equal. |
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| Synonyms | paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch |
| Broader | model, role model |
| Narrower | jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack; class act; humdinger |
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