idealist
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Etymology edit
From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”).
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idealist (plural idealists)
- (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
- Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
- An unrealistic or impractical visionary.
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(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
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someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
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unrealistic or impractical visionary
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References edit
- “idealist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “idealist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Noun edit
idealist m (plural idealistë, definite idealisti, definite plural idealistët)
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French idéaliste.
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Noun edit
idealist m (plural idealisten, feminine idealiste)
- An idealist.
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French idéaliste. Equivalent to ideal + -ist.
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idealist m or n (feminine singular idealistă, masculine plural idealiști, feminine and neuter plural idealiste)
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Declension of idealist
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | idealist | idealistă | idealiști | idealiste | ||
definite | idealistul | idealista | idealiștii | idealistele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | idealist | idealiste | idealiști | idealiste | ||
definite | idealistului | idealistei | idealiștilor | idealistelor |
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Noun edit
ideàlist m (Cyrillic spelling идеа̀лист)
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Declension of idealist
singular | plural | |
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nominative | idealist | idealisti |
genitive | idealista | idealista |
dative | idealistu | idealistima |
accusative | idealista | idealiste |
vocative | idealiste | idealisti |
locative | idealistu | idealistima |
instrumental | idealistom | idealistima |
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idealist c
- an idealist (person guided by idealism)
- (philosophy) an idealist
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | idealist | idealisten | idealister | idealisterna |
Genitive | idealists | idealistens | idealisters | idealisternas |
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French idéaliste.
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idealist
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idealist