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US
/aɪˌdiəˈɫɪstɪk/
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[ UK /aɪdˈiəlˈɪstɪk/ ]
[ UK /aɪdˈiəlˈɪstɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
an exalted ideal
argue in terms of high-flown ideals
a grand purpose
a noble and lofty concept - of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
How To Use idealistic In A Sentence
- There are parallels with Preston Tucker, the idealistic American inventor.
- He set forth an idealistic view of society.
- It is this sort of overblown idealistic rhetoric that makes me worry - and the evidence that people are gullible enough to swallow it. The Sun
- It is this sort of overblown idealistic rhetoric that makes me worry - and the evidence that people are gullible enough to swallow it. The Sun
- It is very idealistically that we can all be liberated that comes from the philosophical understanding of life itself. Stacey Nemour: Shaolin Kung Fu: An Interview With Abbot Shi Yongxin
- Is it naively idealistic to imagine a British prime minister taking on such a Herculean burden?
- She was an over-weight middle-aged woman with a grown son, who like me had idealistically returned to college later in life. Menace Poster | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- But that is an idealistic view. Times, Sunday Times
- This may sound too idealistic, but you and a partner can take a major step toward it. The Sun
- A handful of idealistic hacks questioned the journalistic ethics of accepting freebies, but they no longer work at the paper.
