idealism

Other forms of idealism

plural

idealisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about idealism

What does idealism mean?

idealism means "(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in idealism?

idealism has 4 syllables: i-de-a-lism. The stress falls on "de". In IPA it is /aɪˈdilɪzəm/.

What is another word for idealism?

Close synonyms include high-mindedness, noble-mindedness. 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 idealism a common word?

idealism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.