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say it: ahy-dee-uh-LI-stik
idealistic is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas". It is pronounced /aɪˌdiəˈlɪstɪk/ — ahy-dee-uh-LI-stik. It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
“an exalted ideal”
“argue in terms of high-flown ideals”
“a noble and lofty concept”
“a grand purpose”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for idealistic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.