The meaning of Ideal

adjective

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

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Absolute secrecy

noun

A value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things.

Usage examples:

Good and evil are presented as absolutes

adjective

Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing.

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The archetypal country doctor

adjective

Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.

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A classic novel

noun

A work of art of recognized and established value.

Usage examples:

His books have become classics

adjective

Being of a high standard against which others of the same type are judged

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Classic literature, john steinbeck's classic american novel, “the grapes of wrath”, she wore a clas…

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

verb

Make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

They did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place

adjective

Showing great skill and flair.

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She dressed with consummate elegance

adjective

Perfect; complete in every way

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Consummate skill, the deal was consummated with a handshake.

noun

A book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate.

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Models are then provided for copying and developing in various ways: usually the teacher's own hand…

adjective

Exactly in accordance with established criteria; perfect.

Usage examples:

It wasn't exactly a copybook landing

adjective

Exactly as is expected or following the rules connected with a situation

Usage examples:

A copybook musical performance, a copybook military exercise

noun

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Usage examples:

She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

noun

The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

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He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

adjective

Serving as a desirable model; very good.

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Exemplary behaviour

adjective

Extremely good of its type, so that it might serve as a model for others

Usage examples:

He saw action in the marines, and his performance was exemplary.

adjective

Over-imaginative and unrealistic.

Usage examples:

Ever more fanciful proposals were raised

adjective

Free from defect or error.

Usage examples:

Your logic is faultless

adjective

Perfect

Usage examples:

He gave a faultless performance at the piano recital.

adjective

Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated.

Usage examples:

Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the minister

adjective

Invented and not true or existing; false

Usage examples:

He registered at the hotel under a fictitious name.

adjective

Not real

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Executives invented fictitious sales to justify amounts transferred offshore., many of the internet…

adjective

Without any imperfections or defects; perfect.

Usage examples:

Her smooth flawless skin

adjective

Containing no faults or mistakes; perfect

Usage examples:

The countdown was flawless, and the space missile went off exactly on schedule.

adjective

Regarded or represented as perfect or better than in reality.

Usage examples:

Helen's idealized accounts of their life together

verb

Regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality.

Usage examples:

We idealize the life of a student

adjective

Involving thinking of or representing someone or something as better than that person or thing really is

Usage examples:

The film presents a very idealized view of 19th-century ireland., she became an icon and an idealiz…

adjective

Existing only in the imagination.

Usage examples:

Chris had imaginary conversations with her

adjective

Existing only in the mind; not real

Usage examples:

All her worries were imaginary.

adjective

(of a course of action) impossible in practice to do or carry out.

Usage examples:

It was impracticable to widen the road here

adjective

If a course of action, plan, etc. is impracticable, it is impossible to do in an effective way

Usage examples:

The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

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A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

adjective

Having no match or equal; unrivalled.

Usage examples:

He is a nonpareil storyteller

noun

An unrivalled or matchless person or thing.

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A great player, britain's nonpareil of the 1980s

adjective

Better than any other

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Her nonpareil beauty, [ after noun ] he was the teacher nonpareil., she was, he was convinced, the …

noun

A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Usage examples:

It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous

noun

A person or thing that is perfect or has a large amount of a particular good characteristic

Usage examples:

A paragon of virtue

adjective

Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

Usage examples:

Life certainly isn't perfect at the moment

verb

Make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible.

Usage examples:

He's busy perfecting his bowling technique

noun

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. the perfect tense is formed in english with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating ( present perfect ), they had eaten ( past perfect ), and they will have eaten ( future perfect ).

noun

The state or quality of being perfect.

Usage examples:

The satiny perfection of her skin

noun

The quality of being perfect

Usage examples:

She is a superb violinist, and combines technical perfection with an exciting performance style., i…

adjective

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

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He was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained

adjective

Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

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A vast and perhaps quixotic project

adjective

Conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.

Usage examples:

A romantic candlelit dinner

noun

A person with romantic beliefs or attitudes.

Usage examples:

I am an incurable romantic

adjective

Relating to love or to an affectionate, loving relationship

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A romantic comedy/novel, i think egypt is an incredibly romantic country., she has a romantic idea …

adjective

Highest in rank or authority.

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A unified force with a supreme commander

noun

A rich cream sauce.

Usage examples:

Chicken supreme

adjective

At the highest level

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The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language., he was su…

adjective

Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

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A theoretical physicist

adjective

Based on theory or on possibilities

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The president does not want to answer any theoretical questions.

adjective

Based on ideas or theories, rather than practical uses of something or actual events

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Theoretical economics/physics, theoretical models/analyses/approaches, a theoretical framework/foun…

adjective

Being or happening at the end of a process; final.

Usage examples:

Their ultimate aim was to force his resignation

noun

The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.

Usage examples:

The ultimate in decorative luxury

adjective

Most important, highest, last, or final

Usage examples:

Your ultimate goal is to play the game as well as you can., some people believe that he is the ulti…

adjective

(of an aim or objective) too difficult to be achieved.

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An unachievable political goal

adjective

Not able to be done, reached, or finished successfully

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Doubling our sales figures in the next year is an unachievable goal., many critics believe that unb…

adjective

Not able to be reached or achieved.

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An unattainable goal

adjective

Not able to be achieved

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An unattainable ideal, many economists think that full employment is an unattainable goal.

adjective

Inconvenient or impractical.

Usage examples:

Childcare is expensive, making the return to work unfeasible for many women

adjective

Not feasible (= able to be done or achieved)

adjective

Imaginary or illusory.

Usage examples:

In the half-light the tiny cottages seemed unreal

adjective

As if imagined; strange and like a dream

Usage examples:

His face was an eerie, unreal color., we just ate and ate, and i was so full it was unreal.

adjective

Not able to function or be carried out successfully; impractical.

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An unworkable scheme

adjective

(of a plan or a system) not practical or able to operate effectively

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The budget was considered unworkable and had to be revised.

adjective

Modelled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.

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A utopian ideology

noun

An idealistic reformer.

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He describes himself as an educational utopian

adjective

Having the characteristics and organization of a perfect society

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A utopian vision, utopian communities

adjective

Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom.

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A visionary leader

noun

A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.

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He is a visionary keen on policy-making

noun

A person who is able to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc., will or should develop in the future and to plan in a suitable way

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She was a social reformer, a true visionary.