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idealism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ʌɪˈdiːəlɪz(ə)m/
  • /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/
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Etymology

First attested 1796, from ideal + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.
  3. (countable, uncountable) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

Forms

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Antonyms

materialism

Deriveds

epistemological idealism · metaphysical idealism · unidealism · absolute idealism · overidealism · transcendental idealism

Relateds

physicalism · idealistically · materialism · idealistic · perfectionism · realism · idealist · pragmatism

Synonyms

philosophical idealism

Translations (71)

pl idealizm (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · ru идеали́зм (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · fi idealisointi (practice of giving ideal character) · io idealismo (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · hy իդեալիզմ (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · id idealisme (practice of giving ideal character) · de Idealismus (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · fi idealismi (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · fi idealismi (practice of giving ideal character) · tl pagkamakauliran (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · pl idealizm (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · fi idealistisuus (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ca idealisme (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ko 이상주의 (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · tr ülkücülük (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ja 理想主義 (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ar مِثَالِيَّة (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · pl idealizm (practice of giving ideal character) · mi angaparuhi (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · gl idealismo (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · hi विज्ञानवाद (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · cs idealismus (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · el ιδεαλισμός (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · eo ideismo (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · lt idealizmas (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ko 리상주의 (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · hi आदर्शवाद (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · id idealisme (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · fr idéalisme (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · fi idealismi (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · tr idealizm (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · es idealismo (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · tr idealizm (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ca idealisme (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · bg идеали́зъм (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · gl idealismo (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · el ιδεαλισμός (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · lt idealizmas (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · cmn 理想主义 (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · tl pagkamauliran (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · uk ідеалі́зм (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · hi प्रत्ययवाद (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · mi angaparuhi (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · uk ідеалі́зм (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · ga idéalachas (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · de Idealismus (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · fr idéalisme (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · ja 観念論 (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · ro idealism (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · cmn 唯心主義 /唯心主义 (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · it idealismo (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · it idealismo (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · es idealismo (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · hi भाववाद (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · kmr îdealîzm (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · is hughyggja (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · de Idealisierung (practice of giving ideal character) · tl pagkamauliran (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · sl idealizem (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · fi idealisaatio (practice of giving ideal character) · kmr îdealîzm (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · ja イデアリスム (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · sl idealizem (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · tl pagkamakauliran (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · io idealismo (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · ro idealism (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · pt idealismo (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · hi आदर्शवाद (practice of giving ideal character) · ru идеали́зм (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable) · sh idealizam (an approach to philosophical enquiry) · ga idéalachas (an approach to philosophical enquiry)