Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ideal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ego ideal | Yes | No | No | No |
ideal (noun) | ego ideal (noun) |
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the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain | (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives |
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal |
ideal (adjective) | ego ideal (adjective) |
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of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas | |
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception | |
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal |