Ideal
Definition of ideal:
part of speech: adverb
Ideally.
part of speech: noun
Highest conception.
part of speech: noun
The highest conception of anything.
part of speech: adjective
Existing in idea; mental; imaginative.
part of speech: noun
A mental conception or an individual regarded as the standard of perfection.
part of speech: adjective
Existing in imagination only; visionary; impractical; conforming to a standard of perfection; perfect.
part of speech: adjective
Existing in idea: mental: existing in imagination only: the highest and best conceivable, the perfect, as opp. to the real, the imperfect.
Usage examples for ideal:
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It was all ideal
"Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby and Other Stories", Kathleen Norris. -
It happens, however, that it is not only an ideal question that is at issue.
"The Economic Consequences of the Peace", John Maynard Keynes. -
Simplicity of life was his ideal
"Rousseau Volumes I. and II.", John Morley. -
I bought a horse last week that would just suit you- an ideal woman's horse.
"The Complete PG Edition of The Works of Winston Churchill", Winston Churchill.