Hypertext Webster Gateway: "idealistic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Idealistic \I*de`al*is"tic\, a.
Of or pertaining to idealists or their theories.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
idealistic
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality
of ideas [syn: {ideal}]
2: represented in the abstract rather than as they really are
[syn: {ideal}]
3: 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" [syn:
{exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied},
{rarified}, {noble-minded}]
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