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
- ideaalbeeld n
- idealiseren
- idealisme n, idealist m
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