idealist

See also: Idealist and ideálist

English

Etymology

From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”), equivalent to ideal +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

idealist (plural idealists)

1. (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Derived terms

• idealistic
• idealistically

Related terms

• idea
• idealism

Translations

(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism

• Armenian: իդեալիստ (hy) (idealist), գաղափարապաշտ (hy) (gaġapʻarapašt)
• Belarusian: ідэаліст m (idealist), ідэалістка f (idealistka)
• Catalan: idealista m or f
• Czech: idealista m
• French: idéaliste (fr) m or f
• Galician: idealista m or f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Irish: idéalaí m
• Italian: idealista (it) m or f
• Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst)
• Polish: idealista (pl) m, idealistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: idealista m or f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f
• Spanish: idealista (es) m or f
• Turkish: idealist (tr)
• Ukrainian: ідеалі́ст m (idealíst), ідеалі́стка f (idealístka)

someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality

• Armenian: իդեալիստ (hy) (idealist)
• Belarusian: ідэаліст m (idealist), ідэалістка f (idealistka)
• Catalan: idealista m or f
• Dutch: idealist (nl) m
• Esperanto: idealisto (eo)
• French: idéaliste (fr) m or f
• Galician: idealista m or f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Italian: idealista (it) m or f
• Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst)
• Polish: idealista (pl) m, idealistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: idealista m or f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f
• Spanish: idealista (es) m or f
• Ukrainian: ідеалі́ст m (idealíst), ідеалі́стка f (idealístka)

unrealistic or impractical visionary

• Armenian: երազող (hy) (erazoġ)
• Dutch: idealist (nl)
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• French: idéaliste (fr) m or f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Italian: idealista (it) m or f
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst)
• Polish: idealista (pl) m, idealistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: idealista m or f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f
• Ukrainian: ідеалі́ст m (idealíst), ідеалі́стка f (idealístka)

References

• “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.

Albanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “obvious borrowing, but from French, English, or something else?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [idɛjaˈlist]

Noun

idealist m (plural idealistë, definite idealisti, definite plural idealistët)

1. idealist

Related terms

• ideal
• idealizëm

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.deː.aːˈlɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ide‧a‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

idealist m (plural idealisten, feminine idealiste)

1. an idealist

Derived terms

• idealistisch

Related terms

• idealisme

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste. Equivalent to ideal +‎ -ist.

Adjective

idealist m or n (feminine singular idealistă, masculine plural idealiști, feminine and neuter plural idealiste)

1. idealistic

Declension

Declension of idealist

		singular			plural
		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

Related terms

• idealism

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ideàlista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ideǎlist/
• Hyphenation: i‧de‧a‧list

Noun

ideàlist m (Cyrillic spelling идеа̀лист)

1. idealist

Declension

Declension of idealist

	singular	plural
nominative	idealist	idealisti
genitive	idealista	idealista
dative	idealistu	idealistima
accusative	idealista	idealiste
vocative	idealiste	idealisti
locative	idealistu	idealistima
instrumental	idealistom	idealistima

Related terms

• idealìzam, ideàlistkinja

Swedish

Noun

idealist c

1. an idealist (person guided by idealism)
2. (philosophy) an idealist

Declension

Declension of idealist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	idealist	idealisten	idealister	idealisterna
Genitive	idealists	idealistens	idealisters	idealisternas

Related terms

• idé
• ideal
• idealisera
• idealisk
• idealism
• idealistisk

References

• idealist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• idealist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.de.a.list/

Adjective

idealist

1. idealistic

Noun

idealist

1. (philosophy) idealist