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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas [syn: ideal, idealistic]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1829 of or relating to idealists or idealism • idealistically adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Idealistic I*de`al*is"tic, a. Of or pertaining to idealists or their theories.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even though this may be impractical. Idealistic young people died for the cause... ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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