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idealist

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From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”), equivalent to ideal + -ist.

noun idealists

  1. One who adheres to idealism.
  2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
  3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

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noun (philosophy) one who adheres to idealism

Españolidealista
中文唯心主義者 /唯心主义者 wéixīnzhǔyìzhě
Portuguêsidealista
Françaisidéaliste
DeutschIdealist, Idealistin
Italianoidealista
Русскийидеали́ст idealíst, идеали́стка idealístka

noun someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality

Españolidealista
中文理想主義者 /理想主义者 lǐxiǎng zhǔyì zhě
Portuguêsidealista
Françaisidéaliste
DeutschIdealist, Idealistin
Italianoidealista
Русскийидеали́ст idealíst, идеали́стка idealístka

noun unrealistic or impractical visionary

Portuguêsidealista
Françaisidéaliste
DeutschIdealist, Idealistin
Italianoidealista
Русскийидеали́ст idealíst, идеали́стка idealístka

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@misc{idealist_2026,
  title = {idealist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/idealist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}