ideal

Words with a similar base: ideal, idealistic

'ideal'

[ideal.n.01] as in: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

'ideal'

[ideal.n.02] as in: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

'ideal'

[ideal.s.01] as in: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

'ideal'

[ideal.s.02] as in: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

Examples:
a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content

'ideal'

[ideal.a.03] as in: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

Origins

					ideal (English)
└── idéal (French)
    └── idealis (Latin)
        └── idea (Latin)
            └── ἰδέα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── εἴδω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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