beau ideal

A form of beau idéal — Ideal excellence, or an imaginary standard of perfection.

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Meanings

nounbeau ideal (plural beaux ideals)

plural beaux ideals

  1. nonstandardNonstandard spelling of beau idéal.

    "The Duc de Guise," said Mercœur, "is quite my beau ideal of the days of chivalry. His adventures, whether of love or war, seem like the old Provençal ballads; my only marvel is, where in these days he finds his romantic matériel."

    1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 121–122

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

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APA

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Chicago

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