Associations to the word «Idealistic»

Wiktionary

IDEALISTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

Dictionary definition

IDEALISTIC, adjective. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas.
IDEALISTIC, adjective. Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.