A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental;
Noun
the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
Noun
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Adjective S.
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
Adjective S.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
Adjective
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
a.
Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual;
mental; as, ideal knowledge.
a.
Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a
model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
a.
Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.
a.
Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or
philosophy.
a.
Imaginary.
n.
A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a
model of excellence, beauty, etc.
Ideal
There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal excellence.3.
Ideal
The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human frame.
Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental;
A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
Usage Examples
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.
Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty.
All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent.
A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but she'll appear in film and it won't work. What works is some fusion of physical beauty with some mental field or whatever you call it. I don't know.
A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should be able to use increasingly in the interest of humanity as a whole and in the service of the ideal.
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Other Usage ExamplesAll successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
Busted is not the ideal band I'd like to be in by any stretch of the imagination.
An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.
A third ideal that has made its way in the modern world is reliance on reason, especially reason disciplined and enriched by modern science. An eternal basis of human intercommunication is reason.
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