ideaal

Dutch

Etymology

From French idéal, from Medieval Latin ideālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌideˈjaːl]
  • ideaal(file)

Adjective

ideaal (comparative idealer, superlative ideaalst)

  1. ideal, perfect(ly fit); optimal
  2. immaterial, aetheral
  3. purely cerebral, imaginary in physical terms

Inflection
Inflection of ideaal
uninflected ideaal
inflected ideale
comparative idealer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ideaalidealerhet ideaalst
het ideaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. idealeidealereideaalste
n. sing. ideaalidealerideaalste
plural idealeidealereideaalste
definite idealeidealereideaalste
partitive ideaalsidealers—

Synonyms
  • (perfect) volmaakt, optimaal
  • (immaterial) immateriëel, bovenzinnelijk, onzinnelijk
  • (imaginary) denkbeeldig, onwezenlijk

Derived terms

Noun

ideaal n (plural idealen, diminutive ideaaltje n)

  1. An ideal, perfect standard (of beauty, intellect, etc.)
  2. Something/someone which lives up to it, perfect example
  3. A utopic, unreal perfect aspiration, figment
  4. (algebra) An ideal

Synonyms
  • (utopic figment) droombeeld n, herschenschim

Derived terms
  • schoonheidsideaal n
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