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adjective
- 1. characterized by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection: "often people have such an idealistic picture of farming that it bears almost no relation to the reality"
- 2. relating to or denoting the theory of idealism.
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IDEALISTIC definition: 1. believing that very good things can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to other…. Learn more.
: of or relating to idealists or idealism. idealistically. (ˌ)ī-ˌdē- (ə-)ˈli-sti-k (ə-)lē. ˌī-dē- adverb. Synonyms. idealist. quixotical. romantic. starry-eyed. utopian. visionary. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of idealistic in a Sentence.
The adjective idealistic describes someone whose plans or goals of helping others are lofty, grand, and possibly unrealistic. Do you think world peace is within reach? You're idealistic.
Idealistic definition: of or relating to idealism or idealists. . See examples of IDEALISTIC used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even though this may be impractical.
adjective. 1. Showing a tendency to envision things in perfect but unrealistic form: utopian, visionary. 2. Not compatible with reality: quixotic, romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian, visionary. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Definition of idealistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.