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Idealism

Noun CEFR B2
ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m

Definitions

  1. The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  2. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.
  3. An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

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Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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