ideaal

Dutch

Etymology

From French idéal, from Medieval Latin ideālis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌideˈjaːl]
ideaal (file)

Adjective

ideaal (comparative idealer, superlative ideaalst)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ideaal
uninflected	ideaal
inflected	ideale
comparative	idealer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		ideaal	idealer	het ideaalst het ideaalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ideale	idealere	ideaalste
	n. sing.	ideaal	idealer	ideaalste
	plural	ideale	idealere	ideaalste
definite		ideale	idealere	ideaalste
partitive		ideaals	idealers	—

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Noun

ideaal n (plural idealen, diminutive ideaaltje n)

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

Synonyms

(utopic figment) droombeeld n, herschenschim

Derived terms

schoonheidsideaal n

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