beau ideal

1. 1.

   an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

   Synonymsparagonidolperfection

   Broaderideal

   Narrowergold standard

Questions about beau ideal

What does beau ideal mean?

beau ideal means "an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept".

What is another word for beau ideal?

Close synonyms include paragon, idol, perfection. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is beau ideal a common word?

beau ideal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.