idealist: Meaning and Definition of
i•de•al•ist
Pronunciation: (ī-dē'u-list), [key]
— n.
- a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- a visionary or impractical person.
- a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are.
- a writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively.
- a person who accepts the doctrines of idealism.
—adj.
- idealistic.
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