Definition of Ideal

I`de´al
a.1.Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.
2.Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
3.Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.
4.Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
5.(Math.) Imaginary.
n.1.A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
Beau ideal
See Beau ideal.


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