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Meaning of Idealism | Babel Free

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.
    countable, uncountable
  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.
    countable, uncountable
  3. An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية المثالية مثالية
Bosanski idealizam идеализам
Català idealisme
Čeština idealismus
Deutsch Idealisierung Idealismus
Ελληνικά ιδεαλισμός
Esperanto ideismo
Español idealismo
Suomi idealisaatio idealismi idealisointi idealistisuus ihanteellisuus
Français idéalisme
Gaeilge idéalachas
हिन्दी आदर्शवाद
Hrvatski idealizam идеализам
Հայերեն իդեալիզմ
Bahasa Indonesia idealisme
Íslenska hughyggja
Italiano idealismo
日本語 イデアリスム 唯心論 理想主義 観念論
한국어 관념론 리상주의 유심 이상주의
Polski idealizm
Português idealismo
Русский идеализм
Српски idealizam идеализам
Svenska idealism
Tagalog pagkamakauliran pagkamauliran
Türkçe fikircilik idealizm ülkücülük
Українська ідеалі́зм
Tiếng Việt chủ nghĩa duy tâm

CEFR level

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

Idealist Idealistic Idealistically Idealists ideality Idealization

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