idealism
/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/
idealism noun: the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
Noun
idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms)
- The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
- The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.
- An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
- Synonyms:
- philosophical idealism
- Antonyms:
- materialism
idealism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
idealism in Hindi
- practice of giving ideal character
- आदर्शवाद ādarśavād
- an approach to philosophical enquiry
- प्रत्ययवाद pratyayvād, विज्ञानवाद vijñānvād, आदर्शवाद ādarśavād, भाववाद bhāvvād
idealism in Tamil
- கருத்தியல், கருத்து முதல் வாதம்
idealism in Marathi
- idealism, perfectionism
- आदर्शवाद ādarśvād
idealism in Urdu
- idealism
- مایا māyā
More languagesFewer languages
- idealism in Bengali
- আদর্শবাদ, ভাববাদ
- idealism in Telugu
- ఆదర్శవాదం, ఆదర్శవాదము
- idealism in Malayalam
- ആദർശവാദം
- idealism in Kannada
- ಆದರ್ಶವಾದ, ಆದರ್ಶಗಳ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ, ಆದರ್ಶ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಧ್ಯೇಯವಾದ
- idealism in Punjabi
- ਆਦਰਸ਼ਵਾਦ, ਆਦਰਸ਼ਕਵਾਦ
- idealism in Gujarati
- આદર્શવાદ, આદર્શીવાદ, આદર્શતાવાદ
- idealism in Odia
- ଆଦର୍ଶବାଦ, ଆଦର୍ଶୀବାଦ
- idealism in Nepali
- आदर्शवाद, आदर्शीवाद
- idealism in Tagalog
- pagkamauliran, pagkamakauliran
- idealism in Arabic
- مِثَالِيَّة miṯāliyya
- idealism in Indonesian
- idealisme
Examples of idealism in a sentence
- Against such 'Guardianesque' idealism and misguided liberalism, Thatcher depicted herself as a supreme realist in international relations.
- Washington era to a vigorous militant idealism that targeted no less than full equality.
- The chattering, irrational brute of the subconscious clothes itself in the tattered garments of rationality and idealism.
Synonyms of idealism
- philosophical idealism
Antonyms
Forms of idealism
| plural | idealisms |
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Origin of idealism
First attested 1796, from ideal + -ism.
Words formed from idealism
- absolute idealism
- epistemological idealism
- metaphysical idealism
- overidealism
- transcendental idealism
- unidealism
Questions about idealism
- What does idealism mean?
- Idealism means the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
- What is idealism in Hindi?
- Idealism in Hindi is आदर्शवाद (ādarśavād), प्रत्ययवाद (pratyayvād), विज्ञानवाद (vijñānvād). See Idealism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is idealism?
- Idealism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce idealism?
- Idealism is pronounced /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/.
- What is the plural of idealism?
- The plural of idealism is idealisms.
Words near idealism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: idealism (page history and authors); idealism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); आदर्शवाद (Marathi) (page history and authors); مایا (Urdu) (page history and authors); Idealism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); idealism (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); idealism (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); idealism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); idealism (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); idealism (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); idealism (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); idealism (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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