ideaal

Dutch

Etymology

From French idéal, from Medieval Latin ideālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.deːˈaːl/, [ˌide(ː)ˈjaːl]

• ideaal:

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• Hyphenation: ide‧aal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

ideaal (comparative idealer, superlative ideaalst)

1. ideal, perfect(ly fit); optimal
2. immaterial, aetheral
3. purely cerebral, imaginary in physical terms

Inflection

Declension of ideaal
uninflected	ideaal
inflected	ideale
comparative	idealer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		ideaal	idealer	het ideaalst het ideaalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ideale	idealere	ideaalste
	n. sing.	ideaal	idealer	ideaalste
	plural	ideale	idealere	ideaalste
definite		ideale	idealere	ideaalste
partitive		ideaals	idealers	—

Synonyms

• (perfect) volmaakt, optimaal
• (immaterial) immateriëel, bovenzinnelijk, onzinnelijk
• (imaginary) denkbeeldig, onwezenlijk

Derived terms

• ideaalbeeld
• idealiseren
• idealisme
• idealist

Noun

ideaal n (plural idealen, diminutive ideaaltje n)

1. An ideal, perfect standard (of beauty, intellect, etc.)
2. Something/someone which lives up to it, perfect example
3. A utopic, unreal perfect aspiration, figment
4. (algebra) An ideal.

Synonyms

• (utopic figment) droombeeld, herschenschim

Derived terms

• schoonheidsideaal