ideal+model+of+perfection

  • 11model — 1. noun 1) a working model Syn: replica, copy, representation, mock up, dummy, imitation, duplicate, reproduction, facsimile 2) the Canadian model of health care Syn: prototype, stereotype …

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  • 12Perfection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Perfection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 perfection perfection Sgm: N 1 perfectness perfectness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 indefectibility indefectibility Sgm: N 1 impeccancy impeccancy impeccability GRP: N 2 …

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  • 13ideal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. model, paragon; idol, hero; perfect example. adj. visionary; unattainable, Platonic, abstract, Utopian, perfect; impracticable. See imagination, nonexistence, perfection. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 14perfection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Flawlessness Nouns 1. perfection, perfectness, indefectibility; impeccancy, impeccability, faultlessness, excellence. See goodness, completion, improvement. 2. paragon; [beau] ideal, paradigm; nonpareil; …

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  • 15ideal — /aɪˈdɪəl / (say uy dearl) noun 1. a conception of something in its highest perfection. 2. a standard of perfection or excellence. 3. a person or thing regarded as realising such a conception or conforming to such a standard, and taken as a model… …

  • 16ideal — 1. adjective 1) ideal flying weather Syn: perfect, best possible, consummate, supreme, excellent, flawless, faultless, exemplary, classic, model, ultimate, quintessential Ant: bad 2) …

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  • 17ideal — i•de•al [[t]aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil[/t]] n. 1) a conception of something in its perfection 2) a standard of perfection or excellence 3) a person or thing conceived as embodying such a conception or standard and taken as a model for imitation 4) an… …

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  • 18ideal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ydeall, from Late Latin idealis, from Latin idea Date: 15th century 1. existing as an archetypal idea 2. a. existing as a mental image or in fancy or imagination only; broadly lacking practicality b.… …

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  • 19To perfection — Perfection Per*fec tion, n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.] 1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable… …

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  • 20ideal — Synonyms and related words: Arcadian, Edenic, Geistesgeschichte, Hegelian idea, Kantian idea, Platonic form, Platonic idea, Utopian, absolute, abstract, academic, acme, ambition, apotheosis, apprehension, archetypal, archetype, archetypical,… …

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