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idealistic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ideal

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an exalted ideal
  • argue in terms of high-flown ideals
  • a noble and lofty concept
  • a grand purpose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, noble-minded

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From idealist + -ic or ideal + -istic.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: idealista — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Belarusian: ідэалісты́чны (idealistýčny) — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Catalan: idealista — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Czech: idealistický — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Esperanto: idealisma — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Estonian: idealistlik — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Finnish: idealistinen — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • French: idéaliste — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Galician: idealista — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • German: idealistisch — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Indonesian: idealistis — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Italian: idealistico — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Kazakh: идеалистік (idealistık) — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Latvian: ideālistisks — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Luxembourgish: idealistesch — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Māori: angaparuhi — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Polish: idealistyczny — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Portuguese: idealista — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Portuguese: idealístico — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Romanian: idealist — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Russian: идеалистический (idealističeskij) — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Russian: идеалисти́чный (idealistíčnyj) — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Slovene: idealističen — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Spanish: idealista — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Turkish: ülkücü — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Turkish: idealist — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism
  • Ukrainian: ідеалісти́чний (idealistýčnyj) — of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism