idealistic

American

[ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh-] / aɪˌdi əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌaɪ di ə- /

Also idealistical

adjective

of or relating to idealism or idealists.

Other Word Forms

anti-idealistic adjective
anti-idealistically adverb
hyperidealistic adjective
hyperidealistically adverb
idealistically adverb
nonidealistic adjective
nonidealistically adverb
overidealistic adjective
quasi-idealistic adjective
quasi-idealistically adverb
unidealistic adjective
unidealistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of idealistic

First recorded in 1820–30; idealist + -ic

Example Sentences

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Finke, 35, who dropped out of medical school to work on wastewater treatment technology for communities in Africa and India, is idealistic about the wider effects of Brimstone’s cheaper materials.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a treat to watch the magnetic Groff trace an unlikable guy to his idealistic origins, Radcliffe’s face soften from judgmental colleague to wide-eyed hopeful and the wonderful Mendez peel back layers of unrequited love.

From Los Angeles Times

There, she worked on a farm, lived on a kibbutz and, with thousands of other idealistic European Jews who had moved to Eretz Israel, pursued the dream of creating a Jewish state.

From The Wall Street Journal

In practice that is a very valid thing to want but perhaps a bit idealistic and not something that actually delivered value into a consumer’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if nothing else, the record shows Cat Burns is as human as the rest of us: Anxious, hopeful, downbeat, idealistic, flawed and funny.

From BBC

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