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idealism

noun
/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/

Etymology

First attested 1796, from ideal + -ism.

  1. derived from idea — “idea”
  2. derived from ideālis — “existing in idea”
  3. derived from idéal
  4. suffixed as idealism — “ideal + ism”

Definitions

  1. The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds…

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

  2. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things

    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.

  3. An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge…

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

The neighborhood

Derived

absolute idealism, epistemological idealism, metaphysical idealism, overidealism, transcendental idealism, unidealism

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at idealism. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01idealism02unrealizable03realized04realize05realistic06idealistic07idealist

A definitional loop anchored at idealism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at idealism

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA