Meaning

2 senses
  1. Ideal excellence, or an imaginary standard of perfection.

  2. An emulable eidolon embodying excellence in a particular respect.

Origin

Borrowed from French beau idéal.

Borrowed from French beau idéal.

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Forms

plural: beau idéals
Singularbeau idéal
Pluralbeau idéals

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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