Synonyms for idealistic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˌdi əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌaɪ di ə-

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Définition of idealistic

Origin :
  • 1829; see idealist + -ic.
  • adj visionary
Example sentences :
  • It is this country that is dangerous, with her idealistic conception of legality.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • At bottom they were all alike—very practical rather than idealistic.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • "Idealistic, in a way, but spineless and corrupt," Garlock announced to all.
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • In depicting his characters, he strikes a note of idealistic beauty.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson
  • For the most part they were idealistic philosophers, but their influence was far-reaching in time.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
  • When he was in an idealistic mood she was warmly responsive.
  • Extract from : « Counsel for the Defense » by Leroy Scott
  • It is a commonplace of idealistic theism that nature is a manifestation of God.
  • Extract from : « German philosophy and politics » by John Dewey
  • He was his own Colonel Sellers, restless, idealistic, Quixotic.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Literature Since 1870 » by Fred Lewis Pattee
  • Jane bethought herself a nerveless career was, indeed, idealistic.
  • Extract from : « Jane Allen: Center » by Edith Bancroft
  • His theory of the world and of humanity is universal and idealistic.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 » by Various

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