Dictionary definition · ideal
noun
- the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
adjective
- conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
- constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception"a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
- of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).