ideal

1. The idea of something that is perfect;
   Something that one hopes to attain (synset 105932328)
   is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
   subtypes:

   • value - an ideal accepted by some individual or group
   • beau ideal, idol, paragon, perfection - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
   • criterion, standard - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
   • example, exemplar, good example, model - something to be imitated
   • ego ideal - (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
2. Model of excellence or perfection of a kind;
   One having no equal (synset 110344909)
   is a type of: model, role model - someone worthy of imitation
   subtypes:

   • crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey - someone excellent of their kind
   • class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence
   • humdinger - someone of remarkable excellence
   same as: apotheosis, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint

1. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence;
   Embodying an ideal (synset 301755699)
   similar to: perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
2. Constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception (synset 300012708)
   "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
   similar to: abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
3. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas (synset 302756056)
   same as: idealistic

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