Meanings
nounidealist (plural idealists)
plural idealists
- human sciencesOne who adheres to idealism.
- Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
- An unrealistic or impractical visionary.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinidea“idea”
- Late Latinidealis“ideal”
- Frenchidéaliste
- Englishidealist
From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”), equivalent to ideal + -ist.
More words from French, Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan idealista, idealista
- idealista(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistasomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Chinese Mandarin 唯心主義者 /唯心主义者, 理想主義者 /理想主义者
- 唯心主義者 /唯心主义者 (wéixīnzhǔyìzhě)(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- 理想主義者 /理想主义者 (lǐxiǎng zhǔyì zhě)someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Czech idealista
- idealista(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Dutch idealist, idealist
- idealistsomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- idealistunrealistic or impractical visionary
Esperanto idealisto
- idealistosomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Finnish idealisti, idealisti
- idealisti(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistisomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- haaveilijaunrealistic or impractical visionary
- uneksijaunrealistic or impractical visionary
French idéaliste, idéaliste
- idéaliste(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idéalistesomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- idéalisteunrealistic or impractical visionary
German Idealist, Idealistin
- Idealist(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- Idealistin(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- Idealistsomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- Idealistinsomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- Idealistunrealistic or impractical visionary
- Idealistinunrealistic or impractical visionary
Irish idéalaí
- idéalaí(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Italian idealista, idealista
- idealista(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistasomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- idealistaunrealistic or impractical visionary
Polish idealista, idealistka
- idealista(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistka(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistasomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- idealistkasomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- idealistaunrealistic or impractical visionary
- idealistkaunrealistic or impractical visionary
Portuguese idealista, idealista
- idealista(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistasomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- idealistaunrealistic or impractical visionary
Russian идеали́ст, идеали́стка
- идеали́ст (idealíst)(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- идеали́стка (idealístka)(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- идеали́ст (idealíst)someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- идеали́стка (idealístka)someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- идеали́ст (idealíst)unrealistic or impractical visionary
- идеали́стка (idealístka)unrealistic or impractical visionary
Spanish idealista, idealista
- idealista(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- idealistasomeone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
Turkish idealist
- idealist(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
Ukrainian ідеалі́ст, ідеалі́стка
- ідеалі́ст (idealíst)(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- ідеалі́стка (idealístka)(philosophy) one who adheres to idealism
- ідеалі́ст (idealíst)someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- ідеалі́стка (idealístka)someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality
- ідеалі́ст (idealíst)unrealistic or impractical visionary
- ідеалі́стка (idealístka)unrealistic or impractical visionary
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APA
idealist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idealist
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“idealist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idealist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idealist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idealist.
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