English Explanatory Dictionary

idealist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who adheres to idealism.
  2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
  3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

idealist idealists

Etymology

From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”), equivalent to ideal + -ist.

Related words

idea idealism

Derived words

idealistic idealistically neoidealist nonidealist
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