Associations to the word «Idealist»

Wiktionary

IDEALIST, noun. (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
IDEALIST, noun. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
IDEALIST, noun. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Dictionary definition

IDEALIST, noun. Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne