Found 3 items, similar to ideal.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ideal cita-cita, gayuh, idaman
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ideal ideal adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal 2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; “a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content” 3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas [syn: idealistic] ideal n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain 2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ideal Ideal \I*de"al\, n. A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc. [1913 Webster] The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human frame. --Fleming. [1913 Webster] Beau ideal. See Beau ideal. [1913 Webster] Ideal \I*de"al\, a. [L. idealis: cf. F. id['e]al.] 1. Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge. [1913 Webster] 2. Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty. --Byron. [1913 Webster] There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal excellence. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] 3. Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal. “Planning ideal common wealth.” --Southey. [1913 Webster] 4. Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy. [1913 Webster] 5. (Math.) Imaginary. Syn: Intellectual; mental; visionary; fanciful; imaginary; unreal; impracticable; utopian. [1913 Webster]