idealist

See also: Idealist and ideálist

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

idealist (plural idealists)

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

Derived terms

• idealistic
• idealistically
• neoidealist
• nonidealist

Related terms

• idea
• idealism

Translations

(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism

Armenian: իդեալիստ (hy) (idealist), գաղափարապաշտ (hy) (gaġapʻarapašt) Belarusian: ідэаліст m (idealist), ідэалістка f (idealistka) Catalan: idealista m or f Chinese: Mandarin: 唯心主義者 / 唯心主义者 (wéixīnzhǔyìzhě) Czech: idealista m French: idéaliste (fr) m or f Galician: idealista m or f German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f Irish: idéalaí m Italian: idealista (it) m or f Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst) Polish: idealista (pl) m, idealistka (pl) f Portuguese: idealista m or f Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka) Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f Spanish: idealista (es) m or f Turkish: idealist (tr) Ukrainian: ідеалі́ст m (idealíst), ідеалі́стка f (idealístka)

someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality

Armenian: իդեալիստ (hy) (idealist) Belarusian: ідэаліст m (idealist), ідэалістка f (idealistka) Catalan: idealista m or f Chinese: Mandarin: 理想主義者 / 理想主义者 (lǐxiǎng zhǔyì zhě) Dutch: idealist (nl) m Esperanto: idealisto French: idéaliste (fr) m or f Galician: idealista m or f German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f Italian: idealista (it) m or f Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst) Polish: idealista (pl) m, idealistka (pl) f Portuguese: idealista m or f Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka) Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f Spanish: idealista (es) m or f Ukrainian: ідеалі́ст m (idealíst), ідеалі́стка f (idealístka)

unrealistic or impractical visionary

Armenian: երազող (hy) (erazoġ) Dutch: idealist (nl) Estonian: please add this translation if you can French: idéaliste (fr) m or f German: Idealist (de) m, Idealistin (de) f Italian: idealista (it) m or f Latvian: please add this translation if you can Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: идеали́ст m (idealíst) Polish: idealista (pl) m, idealistka (pl) f Portuguese: idealista m or f Russian: идеали́ст (ru) m (idealíst), идеали́стка (ru) f (idealístka) Serbo-Croatian: idealist (sh) m Slovene: idealist m, idealistka f Ukrainian: ідеалі́ст m (idealíst), ідеалі́стка f (idealístka)

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “idealist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “idealist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Albanian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [idɛjaˈlist]

Noun

idealist m (plural idealistë, definite idealisti, definite plural idealistët)

1. idealist

Declension

Declension of idealist

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	idealist	idealisti	idealistë	idealistët
accusative		idealistin
dative	idealisti	idealistit	idealistëve	idealistëve
ablative			idealistësh

Related terms

• ideal
• idealizëm

Further reading

• “idealist”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Danish

Etymology

ideal +‎ -ist, from French idéaliste.

Noun

idealist c (singular definite idealisten, plural indefinite idealister)

1. an idealist

   Coordinate term: realist

2. (philosophy) an idealist

   Coordinate term: materialist

Declension

Declension of idealist

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	idealist	idealisten	idealister	idealisterne
genitive	idealists	idealistens	idealisters	idealisternes

Related terms

• idé
• ideal
• idealisere
• idealisme
• idealistisk

References

• “idealist” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “idealist” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.deː.aːˈlɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ide‧a‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

idealist m (plural idealisten, no diminutive, feminine idealiste)

1. an idealist

Derived terms

• idealistisch

Related terms

• idealisme

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste. Equivalent to ideal +‎ -ist.

Adjective

idealist m or n (feminine singular idealistă, masculine plural idealiști, feminine/neuter plural idealiste)

1. idealistic

Declension

Declension of idealist

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	idealist		idealistă		idealiști	idealiste
	definite	idealistul		idealista		idealiștii	idealistele
genitive- dative	indefinite	idealist		idealiste		idealiști	idealiste
	definite	idealistului		idealistei		idealiștilor	idealistelor

Related terms

• idealism

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ideàlista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ideǎlist/
• Hyphenation: i‧de‧a‧list

Noun

ideàlist m anim (Cyrillic spelling идеа̀лист)

1. idealist

Declension

Declension of idealist

	singular	plural
nominative	idealist	idealisti
genitive	idealista	idealista
dative	idealistu	idealistima
accusative	idealista	idealiste
vocative	idealiste	idealisti
locative	idealistu	idealistima
instrumental	idealistom	idealistima

Related terms

• idealìzam, ideàlistkinja

Swedish

Noun

idealist c

1. an idealist (person guided by idealism)
2. (philosophy) an idealist

Declension

Declension of idealist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	idealist	idealists
	definite	idealisten	idealistens
plural	indefinite	idealister	idealisters
	definite	idealisterna	idealisternas

Related terms

• idé
• ideal
• idealisera
• idealisk
• idealism
• idealistisk

References

• idealist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• idealist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.de.a.list/

Adjective

idealist

1. idealistic

Noun

idealist

1. (philosophy) idealist