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ideal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ideal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ideal [ a.]
- Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.
- Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
- Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.
- Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
- Imaginary.
2 . Ideal [ n.]
- A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.

Meaning of 'ideal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ideal [ s]
Meaning (1):
- constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
Example in sentence:
  • a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content