nnoun.cognitionthe idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attainDerivationally Related Form:idealizeidealise
Hypernyms:idea thought
Inherited Hypernyms:idealideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:beau idealcriterionego idealexampleexemplargood exampleidolmodelparagonperfectionstandardvalue
Full Hyponyms:accounting principlebeautychartismchivalrycontrol conditioncriteriondesign criteriaego idealethicexemplargold standardhellenismintrojectjus sanguinisjus solilegal principlepacesetterparagonpatternpreemptionprincipleprodigyrelation backscruplevalue
nnoun.personmodel of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equalSynset:apotheosis nonesuch nonpareil nonsuch paragon saint
Derivationally Related Form:apotheosizeapotheosisesainthoodsanctify
Hypernyms:model role model
Inherited Hypernyms:idealmodelleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:idealmodelleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:class actcrackerjackhumdingerjimdandyjimhickey
Full Hyponyms:class acthumdingerjimdandy
adj satadj.allconforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an idealAntonyms:imperfect
Derivationally Related Form:ideality
Inherited Hypernyms:ideal
Similar to:perfect
adj satadj.allconstituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conceptionExamples:- a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content
Antonyms:concrete
Derivationally Related Form:idealityidea
Inherited Hypernyms:ideal
Similar to:abstract
adjadj.pertof or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideasSynset:idealistic
Derivationally Related Form:idealism
Pertainyms:idealism
Inherited Hypernyms:ideal