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ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain |
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thought,
idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
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value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
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beau ideal,
paragon,
idol,
perfection an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
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criterion,
standard the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
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exemplar,
good example,
example,
model something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
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ego ideal (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
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ideal - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal |
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paragon,
nonpareil,
saint,
apotheosis,
nonesuch,
nonsuch |
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role model,
model the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
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crackerjack,
jimdandy,
jimhickey something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy"
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class act someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence
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humdinger someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"
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ideal - constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content" |
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abstract existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
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ideal - of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas |
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idealistic |
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ideal - conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal |
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perfect precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"
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