idealist

See also: Idealist and ideálist

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French idéaliste, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

Derived terms

• idealistic
• idealistically

Related terms

• idea
• idealism

Translations

one who adheres to idealism

• Catalan: idealista m or f
• Czech: idealista m
• French: idéaliste (fr) m or f
• Galician: idealista m or f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Irish: idéalaí m
• Italian: idealista (it) m or f
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• Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst)
• Portuguese: idealista m or f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f
• Spanish: idealista (es) m or f
• Turkish: idealist (tr)

impractical person

• Catalan: idealista m or f
• Dutch: idealist (nl) m
• French: idéaliste (fr) m or f
• Galician: idealista m or f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Italian: idealista (it) m or f
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• Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst)
• Portuguese: idealista m or f
• Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m
• Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f
• Spanish: idealista (es) m or f

unrealistic or impractical visionary

• Dutch: idealist (nl)
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• French: idéaliste (fr) m or f
• German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f
• Italian: idealista (it) m or f
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
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• Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst)
• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: idealista m or 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 […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “idealist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [idɛjaˈlist]

Noun

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

1. idealist

Related terms

• ideal
• idealizëm

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.deː.aːˈlɪst/
• Hyphenation: ide‧a‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

idealist m (plural idealisten, feminine idealiste)

1. An idealist.

Derived terms

• idealistisch

Related terms

• idealisme

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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

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Adjective

idealist

1. idealistic

Synonyms

• ülkücü

Noun

idealist

1. (philosophy) idealist