ideal

adjective
/aɪˈdɪəl/

Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

Other meanings

Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.
Optimal; being the best possibility.

Related words

coideal
counterideal
hyperideal
idealness
idele
nonideal
unideal
ideal gas
ideal mixture
ideal solution
non-ideal gas
ideal point

Example sentences

“What would your ideal future look like?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“What is your ideal working environment?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "idea".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ideal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.