Ideal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aɪdˈiəl/

🇬🇧British English

/aɪdˈiəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aɪdˈiəl/

2 syllables Say it as /aɪdˈiəl/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonpareil paragon idealistic nonsuch saint apotheosis nonesuch

Parts of Speech

noun	the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
noun	model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
adjective	conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
adjective	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”
adjective	of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

Word Forms

idealize	verb	form ideals
idealise	verb	form ideals
sainthood	noun	the status and dignity of a saint
sanctify	verb	make pure or free from sin or guilt
apotheosize	verb	deify or glorify
apotheosise	verb	deify or glorify
ideality	noun	the quality of being ideal
idea	noun	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
idealism	noun	(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

idéal

l'idée de quelque chose de parfait ; quelque chose qu'on espère atteindre

🇮🇹Italian

ideale

l'idea di qualcosa che sia perfetto; qualcosa che si spera di ottenere

🇳🇱Dutch

ideaal

het idee van iets dat perfect is; iets dat men hoopt te bereiken

🇷🇺Russian

идеальный

идея чего-то совершенного; нечто, чего человек надеется достичь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आदर्श

किसी ऐसी चीज़ का विचार जो परिपूर्ण हो; कुछ ऐसा जिसे प्राप्त करने की आशा की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

আদর্শ

নিখুঁত কিছুর ধারণা; এমন কিছু যা একজন অর্জন করতে চায়

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறந்த

சரியான ஒன்றின் யோசனை; ஒருவர் அடைய நினைக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదర్శవంతమైనది

ఖచ్చితమైన ఏదో ఆలోచన; ఒకరు సాధించాలని ఆశించే విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

आदर्श

परिपूर्ण असलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीची कल्पना; एखादी गोष्ट जी मिळवण्याची आशा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદર્શ

સંપૂર્ણ છે કે કંઈક વિચાર; કંઈક કે જે પ્રાપ્ત કરવાની આશા રાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆದರ್ಶ

ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣವಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ; ಒಬ್ಬರು ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಆಶಿಸುವಂತಹದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുയോജ്യമായ

തികഞ്ഞ ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ആശയം; ഒരാൾ നേടാൻ പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਦਰਸ਼

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜੋ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਹੈ; ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مثالی

کسی چیز کا خیال جو کامل ہے؛ ایسی چیز جس کے حصول کی امید ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

理想的

完美事物的想法；一个人希望达到的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

理想的

完璧なものという考え。達成したいと願っている何か

🇰🇷Korean

이상적인

완벽한 것에 대한 아이디어; 달성하기를 희망하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lý tưởng

ý tưởng về một cái gì đó hoàn hảo; một cái gì đó mà người ta hy vọng đạt được

🇹🇭Thai

ในอุดมคติ

ความคิดของสิ่งที่สมบูรณ์แบบ บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่เราหวังว่าจะบรรลุ

🇵🇭Filipino

perpekto

ang ideya ng isang bagay na perpekto; isang bagay na inaasahan ng isang tao na makamit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثالي

فكرة شيء مثالي؛ شيء يأمل المرء في تحقيقه

🇮🇷Persian

ایده آل

ایده چیزی که کامل است. چیزی که فرد امیدوار است به آن برسد

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִידֵאָלִי

הרעיון של משהו שהוא מושלם; משהו שמקווה להשיג

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