idealist

See also: Idealist and ideálist

English

Etymology

From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”).

Noun

idealist (plural idealists)

1. (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Related terms

• idea
• idealism

Derived terms

• idealistic
• idealistically

Translations

one who adheres to idealism

• Czech: idealista m
• French: idéaliste (fr) m, f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Irish: idéalaí m
• Italian: idealista (it) m, f
• Macedonian: идеалист m (idealíst)

• Portuguese: idealista m, f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f
• Turkish: idealist (tr)

impractical person

• Dutch: idealist (nl) m
• French: idéaliste (fr) m, f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Italian: idealista (it) m, f
• Macedonian: идеалист m (idealíst)

• Portuguese: idealista m, f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f

unrealistic or impractical visionary

• Dutch: idealist (nl)
• French: idéaliste (fr) m, f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Italian: idealista (it) m, f
• Macedonian: идеалист m (idealíst)

• Portuguese: idealista m, f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f

References

• idealist in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idealist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [idɛjaˈlist]

Noun

idealist m (indefinite plural idealistë, definite singular idealisti, definite plural idealistët)

1. idealist

Related terms

• ideal
• idealizëm

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ideàlista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ideǎlist/
• Hyphenation: i‧de‧a‧list

Noun

ideàlist m (Cyrillic spelling идеа̀лист)

1. idealist

Declension

Declension of idealist

	singular	plural
nominative	idealist	idealisti
genitive	idealista	idealista
dative	idealistu	idealistima
accusative	idealista	idealiste
vocative	idealiste	idealisti
locative	idealistu	idealistima
instrumental	idealistom	idealistima

Related terms

• idealìzam, ideàlistkinja

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French idéaliste.

Adjective

idealist

1. idealistic

Synonyms

• ülkücü

Noun

idealist

1. (philosophy) idealist