Ideal - Definition
ideal
adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or
excellence; embodying an ideal
2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or
mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical
of its period in idea or ideal content"
3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality
of ideas [syn: ideal, idealistic]
n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one
hopes to attain
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint,
apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]