ideal

i-de-al · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing regarded as perfect or as a standard to aim for.

  3. 3.

    Existing only in the imagination; not practical or possible.

  4. 4.

    A principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal.

Related words

Antonyms: flawed, imperfect, substandard
See also: idealize, ideals, optimal, perfect
Synonyms: exemplary, model, optimal, perfect

Etymology

From Late Latin idealis, from Latin idea ("form, notion"), from Greek idea ("form, pattern"), from idein ("to see").