1. Adjective
Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.
2. Adjective
Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
3. Adjective
Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.
4. Adjective
Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
5. Adjective
Imaginary.
6. Noun
A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
7. Noun
the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
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8. Adjective
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
Vocabulary classified under Research methods
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