ideal model of perfection
1ideal — I. a. 1. Intellectual, mental. 2. Imaginary, unreal, fanciful, fantastic, fancied, illusory, chimerical, visionary, shadowy. 3. Complete, perfect, consummate, filling our utmost conceptions. II. n. Imaginary standard, ideal model of perfection …
2model — n Model, example, pattern, exemplar, ideal, standard, beau ideal, mirror are comparable when they denote something set or held before one for guidance or imitation in conduct or endeavor. Model applies to a person or thing set before one for… …
3Perfection — Per*fec tion, n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.] 1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree …
4Perfection — For other uses, see Perfection (disambiguation). Perfect redirects here. For other uses, see Perfect (disambiguation). Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness. The term perfection is actually used to designate a range of… …
5Ideal — I*de al, n. A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc. [1913 Webster] The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in… …
6Ideal — may refer to:* Ideal (ethics), values that one actively pursues as goals * Platonic ideal, a philosophical idea of trueness of form, associated with PlatoIn mathematics* Ideal (ring theory), special subsets of a ring considered in abstract… …
7ideal — [adj1] model, perfect absolute, archetypal, classic, classical, complete, consummate, excellent, exemplary, fitting, flawless, have itall*, indefectible, optimal, paradigmatic, piein the sky*, prototypical, quintessential, representative, Shangri …
8ideal — adj *abstract, transcendent, transcendental Analogous words: Utopian (see AMBITIOUS): surpassing, peerless, *supreme Antonyms: actual ideal n pattern, exemplar, *model, example, standard, beau ideal, mirror Analogous words: * …
9ideal — idealness, n. /uy dee euhl, uy deel /, n. 1. a conception of something in its perfection. 2. a standard of perfection or excellence. 3. a person or thing conceived as embodying such a conception or conforming to such a standard, and taken as a… …
10model — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prototype, pattern, mock up; copy, miniature, replica; style, type; mannequin, lay figure; exemplar, paragon. See representation, goodness, form, perfection, imitation, sculpture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1 …
