Meaning

6 senses
  1. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

  2. Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

    constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

  3. Optimal; being the best possibility.

    ideal, bestmöglich, optimal

    идеа́льныйideálʹnyj

    ідеа́льнийideálʹnyj

  4. Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

    ideal, vollendet, einwandfrei

    идеа́льныйideálʹnyj, соверше́нныйsoveršénnyj

    ідеа́льнийideálʹnyj, доскона́лийdoskonályj

  5. Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism.

    the ideal theory or philosophy

    ideell

    идеа́льныйideálʹnyj, абстра́ктныйabstráktnyj, вообража́емыйvoobražájemyj

    of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

  6. Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included.

    ideal point

    An ideal triangle in the hyperbolic disk is one bounded by three geodesics that meet precisely on the circle.

Examples

211 sentences
  1. The beach is an ideal place for children to play.

    Пляж — ідеальне місце для дитячих ігор. — deniko

    ruПляж — идеальное место для детской игры. — odexed

    deAm Strand können Kinder ausgezeichnet spielen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. That would be ideal.

    Це було б ідеально. — deniko

    ruЭто было бы идеально. — sharptoothed

    deDas wäre ideal. — dispy

  3. It's ideal weather for a picnic.

    Це ідеальна погода для пікніка. — deniko

    ruЭто идеальная погода для пикника. — aleph

    deDas Wetter ist ideal für ein Picknick. — MUIRIEL

  4. It isn't ideal.

    Це не ідеально. — deniko

  5. It's not ideal.

    Це не ідеально. — deniko

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
being optimal:
being perfect:
Русский
By meaning 3
being optimal:
being perfect:
relating to idealism:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
being optimal:
being perfect:
relating to idealism:

Origin

From French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), by surface analysis, idea

From French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), by surface analysis, idea + -al, from Latin idea (“idea”); see idea.

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Forms

more ideal, most ideal
Comparativemore ideal Lesson
Superlativemost ideal Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
existing only in mind:imaginaryB1
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas:idealistic

Word family

24 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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