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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky