noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who adheres to idealism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An unrealistic or impractical visionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dreamer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visionary
Narrower terms: Don Quixote, romantic
History
Etymology
From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”), equivalent to ideal + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
իդեալիստ
(idealist)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Armenian:
գաղափարապաշտ
(gaġapʻarapašt)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Belarusian:
ідэаліст
(idealist)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Belarusian:
ідэалістка
(idealistka)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Catalan:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Chinese Mandarin:
唯心主義者 /唯心主义者
(wéixīnzhǔyìzhě)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Czech:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
French:
idéaliste
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Galician:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
German:
Idealist
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
German:
Idealistin
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Irish:
idéalaí
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Italian:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Macedonian:
идеали́ст
(idealíst)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Polish:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Polish:
idealistka
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Portuguese:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Russian:
идеали́ст
(idealíst)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Russian:
идеали́стка
(idealístka)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Serbo-Croatian:
idealist
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Slovene:
idealist
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Slovene:
idealistka
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Spanish:
idealista
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Turkish:
idealist
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Ukrainian:
ідеалі́ст
(idealíst)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Ukrainian:
ідеалі́стка
(idealístka)
— (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Armenian:
իդեալիստ
(idealist)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Belarusian:
ідэаліст
(idealist)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Belarusian:
ідэалістка
(idealistka)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Catalan:
idealista
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Chinese Mandarin:
理想主義者 /理想主义者
(lǐxiǎng zhǔyì zhě)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Dutch:
idealist
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Esperanto:
idealisto
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
French:
idéaliste
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Galician:
idealista
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
German:
Idealist
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
German:
Idealistin
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Italian:
idealista
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Macedonian:
идеали́ст
(idealíst)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Polish:
idealista
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Polish:
idealistka
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Portuguese:
idealista
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Russian:
идеали́ст
(idealíst)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Russian:
идеали́стка
(idealístka)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Serbo-Croatian:
idealist
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Slovene:
idealist
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Slovene:
idealistka
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Spanish:
idealista
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Ukrainian:
ідеалі́ст
(idealíst)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Ukrainian:
ідеалі́стка
(idealístka)
— someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Armenian:
երազող
(erazoġ)
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Dutch:
idealist
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
French:
idéaliste
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
German:
Idealist
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
German:
Idealistin
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Italian:
idealista
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Macedonian:
идеали́ст
(idealíst)
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Polish:
idealista
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Polish:
idealistka
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Portuguese:
idealista
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Russian:
идеали́ст
(idealíst)
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Russian:
идеали́стка
(idealístka)
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Serbo-Croatian:
idealist
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Slovene:
idealist
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Slovene:
idealistka
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Ukrainian:
ідеалі́ст
(idealíst)
— unrealistic or impractical visionary
Ukrainian:
ідеалі́стка
(idealístka)
— unrealistic or impractical visionary