idealist

aɪˈdiː.ə.lɪst

Definition

Definition of idealist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

conductperson driven by ideals not practicality

She is an idealist who dreams of world peace.

dreamer

visionary

philosophy

TECH.

supporter of the philosophical theory of idealism

TECH.

As an idealist, she argued that reality is mentally constructed..

visionary

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Origin of idealist

French, idéaliste (one who pursues ideals)

Terms with idealist included in their meaning

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romantic

idealist

person who idealizes reality or situations

Don Quixote

impractical idealist

person who acts with noble but unrealistic ideals

romanticist

idealist

someone who idealizes love or beauty

Examples of idealist in a sentence

The idealist refused to compromise his values.
The idealist believed in the power of ideas over material reality.
He was an idealist, always dreaming of a perfect world.

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French:idéaliste, ...
German:Idealist, ...
Italian:idealista, ...
Spanish:idealista, ...
Portuguese:idealista, ...
Chinese:理想主义者, 唯心主义者, ...
Japanese:理想主義者, 観念論者, ...
Arabic:مِثالي, مُثالي, ...
Hebrew:אִידֵיאָלִיסְט, תּוֹמֵךְ בְּאִידֵיאָלִיזְם, ...
Russian:идеалист, ...
Ukrainian:ідеаліст, ...
Hindi:आदर्शवादी, आदर्शवाद का समर्थक, ...
Bengali:আদর্শবাদী, দর্শনবাদী, ...
Catalan:idealista, filòsof idealista, ...
Czech:idealista, ...
Danish:idealist, idealistisk filosof, ...
Dutch:idealist, ...
Greek:ιδεαλιστής, υποστηρικτής του ιδεαλισμού, ...
Hungarian:idealista, ...
Khmer:អ្នកឧត្តមគតិនិយម, ...
Korean:이상주의자, 관념론자, ...
Persian:آرمان‌گرا, طرفدار ایدئالیسم, ...
Polish:idealista, ...
Portuguese (BR):idealista, ...
Romanian:idealist, susținător al idealismului, ...
Swedish:idealist, ...
Thai:นักอุดมคติ, ผู้สนับสนุนทฤษฎีอุดมคติ, ...
Turkish:idealist, idealizm savunucusu, ...
Vietnamese:người theo chủ nghĩa lý tưởng, người theo chủ nghĩa duy tâm, ...

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