idealist

Questions about idealist

What does idealist mean?

idealist means "someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations".

How many syllables are in idealist?

idealist has 3 syllables: i-dea-list. The stress falls on "dea". In IPA it is /aɪˈdilɪst/.

What is another word for idealist?

Close synonyms include dreamer. 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 idealist a common word?

idealist is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.