idealism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for idealism.

Home Featured words Jump to examples

Editorial note

Sure this is idealism, but it's idealism that's worth at least arguing and voting for.

Examples15

Definitions3

Parts of speech1

Quick take

The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of idealism gathered in one view.

noun

The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.

noun

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.

noun

(philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for idealism.

noun

The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.

noun

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.

noun

(philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

Example sentences

Sure this is idealism, but it's idealism that's worth at least arguing and voting for.

The split is due to idealism and politics, not due to the goal of the project.

Recommended reading to counter the entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism, bombastic techno-optimism, and general Silicon Valley cheerleading: - Michael O.

This is a very syncretic fusion between computing, dialectical materialism, entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism and a bombastic techno-optimism.

A lot of people do think big, but there are plenty of economic barriers - some intrinsic, others artificial, that prevent whatever vague idealism the author is going for.

It's too late to remove the dividing lines on earth, but we still have a shot at idealism in space.

I agree with you I think there's too much idealism in here and not enough reality.

I don't proclaim an answer nor an idealism, merely cautious scientific thought that suggests the methodology needs to be considered.

That kind of idealism falls short because of the free-rider problem.

The skeptic's argument for idealism, that we cannot deduce that things are as they appear based on there appearance, is taken seriously.

Now the US has a lot of idealism going on, so much so that many people grow up idolizing institutions like the CIA and the NSA.

It's a lot more complicated than libertarian idealism unfortunately.

Quote examples

Precisely, RMSs definition of "freedom" is one that's tightly controlled by his idealism and precludes numerous uses for software that a developer may actually want.

Extremely summarised (and cynical) form of the story: twentysomething idealism meets life experience:) In order to meet the requirements to fulfill the lifestyle desired in the article, it's more than just "workplaces must modernise".

I looked up the word temper to make sure I it was the right word, because I'm not sure you are from my culture, and Google suggests it means "their idealism is tempered with realism." I know it probably feels good to author an article like this one, but battles must be chosen and this one is kind of ridiculous in the larger picture of things wrong with the world.