idealization

English

Alternative forms

• idealisation

Etymology

From idealize +‎ -ation.

Noun

idealization (countable and uncountable, plural idealizations)

1. The act or process of idealizing.
2. The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.

Derived terms

• overidealization

Translations

act or process of idealizing

Asturian: idealización f Belarusian: ідэаліза́цыя f (idealizácyja) Catalan: idealització f Esperanto: idealigo French: idéalisation (fr) f Galician: idealización (gl) f German: Idealisierung (de) f Hungarian: idealizálás (hu), eszményítés (hu) Italian: idealizzazione (it) f Latvian: idealizācija f Polish: idealizacja (pl) f Portuguese: idealização (pt) f Romanian: idealizare (ro) f Russian: идеализация (ru) f (idealizacija) Spanish: idealización f Ukrainian: ідеаліза́ція f (idealizácija)

study of the ideal

Polish: idealizacja (pl) f