Definitions for ideal
Overview of noun ideal
The noun ideal has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) ideal
(the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
2. (2) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch
(model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
Overview of adj ideal
The adj ideal has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (8) ideal
(conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal)
2. (2) ideal
(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. ideal, idealistic
(of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas)
