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i·de·al·ist

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–noun

1.	a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.

2.	a visionary or impractical person.

3.	a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are.

4.	a writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively.

5.	a person who accepts the doctrines of idealism.

–adjective

6.	idealistic.

[Origin: 1695–1705; ideal + -ist

]

—Synonyms 2. romantic, dreamer, stargazer.

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i·de·al·ist Audio Help (ī-dē'ə-lĭst) Pronunciation Key
n.

One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations.
One who is unrealistic and impractical; a visionary.
An artist or writer whose work is imbued with idealism.
An adherent of any system of philosophical idealism.

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idealist
noun
someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
iˈdealist noun

a person having (too) high ideals of behaviour etc

Arabic:	مِثالي
Chinese (Simplified):	理想主义者
Chinese (Traditional):	理想主義者
Czech:	idealista
Danish:	idealist
Dutch:	idealist
Estonian:	idealist
Finnish:	idealisti
French:	idéaliste
German:	der, *die Idealist(in)
Greek:	ιδεαλιστής
Hungarian:	idealista
Icelandic:	hugsjónamaður
Indonesian:	idealis
Italian:	idealista

Japanese:	理想主義者
Korean:	이상주의자
Latvian:	ideālists
Lithuanian:	idealistas
Norwegian:	idealist
Polish:	idealista
Portuguese (Brazil):	idealista
Portuguese (Portugal):	idealista
Romanian:	idealist
Russian:	идеалист
Slovak:	idealista
Slovenian:	idealist
Spanish:	idealista
Swedish:	idealist
Turkish:	ülkücü, idealist

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

idealist

Ac"tu*al*ist\, n. One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to idealist. --J. Grote.

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