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Ideal

Definitions

1 | adjective | conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal 2 | adjective | constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception 3 | adjective | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas 4 | noun | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain 5 | noun | model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal (5 meanings)

Pronunciation

ahyd'eel (IPA: aɪdˈil)

Hyphenation

i-de-al (5 letters | 3 syllables)

First known use in English

1410 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (613 years ago)

Word origins

Latin | French

Overall typical frequency

written: 2092nd most common (1 in 20000 words) ( > 99% adjective | 0% noun)

spoken: 2204th most common (1 in 43478 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

Word frequency history

Word frequency history

Inflected form

ideals

Synonyms

idealistic | apotheosis | nonesuch | nonpareil | nonsuch | paragon | saint (total: 7)

Narrower terms

beau ideal | criterion | ego ideal | example | exemplar | good example | idol | model | paragon | perfection | standard | value | class act | crackerjack | humdinger | ... (total: 17)

Broader terms

idea | thought | model | role model (total: 4)

Rhymes

abele | anneal | appeal | conceal | congeal | corneal | creel | deal | feel | genteel | heal | heel | keel | kneel | leal | ... (total: 39) (based on typical American pronunciation)

Lexically close words

ideas

Anagram

ailed

Phrases

Carnot's ideal cycle | ideal gas | ideal solid

Translations

Mandarin Chinese: | 理想 (noun) Hindi: | आदर्श (noun) Arabic: | مَثَل أَعلَى (noun) Spanish: | ideal (perfect) | ejemplo (perfect example) | modelo (perfect example) | ideal (perfect example) | ideal (opinion) French: | idéal (perfect) | exemple (perfect example) | modèle (perfect example) | idéal (perfect example) | idéal (opinion)

Other notable uses

Nuevo Ideal (Durango, Mexico)

Ideal (Georgia, 407 people) | Nuevo Ideal (Mexico, 10876 people)

An Ideal Husband

ideal.com | ideal.net | ideal.org | ideal.info | ideal.biz (total: 5)

Crossword puzzle clues

Scrabble score

6 (International English) | 6 (North American English)

Texting form

I-D-L

Phone keypad digits

(???) ??4-3325

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