Definitions for ideals

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ideals i·de·al

Spelling: [ahy-dee-uh l, ahy-deel]

IPA: /aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil/

Ideals is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 185 anagrams from letters in ideals (adeils).

Definitions for ideals

noun

1. a conception of something in its perfection.
2. a standard of perfection or excellence.
3. a person or thing conceived as embodying such a conception or conforming to such a standard, and taken as a model for imitation:
4. an ultimate object or aim of endeavor, especially one of high or noble character:
5. something that exists only in the imagination:
6. Mathematics. a subring of a ring, any element of which when multiplied by any element of the ring results in an element of the subring.

adjective

1. conceived as constituting a standard of perfection or excellence:
2. regarded as perfect of its kind:
3. existing only in the imagination; not real or actual:
4. advantageous; excellent; best:
5. based upon an ideal or ideals:
6. Philosophy. pertaining to a possible state of affairs considered as highly desirable. pertaining to or of the nature of idealism.

Origin of ideals

From the Late Latin word ideālis, dating back to 1605-15. See idea, -al¹

Examples for ideals

Until she knew of that world and its ideals, how could I expect her to understand my motives?

President Obama told Ukrainians “neither the United States nor Europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals.”

Their main loyalty is to the values and ideals of our nation.

A soldier in the service of ideals and aspirations that formed his core.

In an effort to cope with the implications of this question, Americans have subtly but sweepingly shifted their ideals.

Americans, of all people, should never be surprised by the power of our ideals.

There is no short cut to the making of these ideals into glad realities.

Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our Nation.

Could he have won the White House in 1992, and if he had, would he have lived up to his ideals?

Was it possible that such a woman had no understanding of ideals of honour in love?