idealism

== English == === Etymology === First attested 1796, from ideal +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/, /ʌɪˈdiːəlɪz(ə)m/ === Noun === idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms) The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life. 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. (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures. Synonym: philosophical idealism Antonym: materialism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== idealist idealistic idealistically perfectionism ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== realism pragmatism materialism physicalism === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “idealism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “idealism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Idealism”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 152. === Anagrams === email IDs, miladies == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French idéalisme. Equivalent to ideal +‎ -ism. === Noun === idealism n (uncountable) idealism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== idealist == Swedish == === Noun === idealism c idealism (holding or striving towards ideals, sometimes unrealistic) (philosophy) idealism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “idealism”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “idealism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “idealism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)