different between idealist vs eclectic

English

Etymology

From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

idealist (plural idealists)

1. (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Derived terms

• idealistic
• idealistically

Related terms

• idea
• idealism

Translations

References

• idealist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• idealist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [id?ja?list]

Noun

idealist m (indefinite plural idealistë, definite singular idealisti, definite plural idealistët)

1. idealist

Related terms

• ideal
• idealizëm

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.de?.a??l?st/
• Hyphenation: ide?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

idealist m (plural idealisten, feminine idealiste)

1. An idealist.

Derived terms

• idealistisch

Related terms

• idealisme

Romanian

Etymology

From French idéaliste.

Adjective

idealist m or n (feminine singular idealist?, masculine plural ideali?ti, feminine and neuter plural idealiste)

1. idealistic

Declension

Related terms

• ideal
• idealism

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ideàlista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ide?list/
• Hyphenation: i?de?a?list

Noun

ideàlist m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. idealist

Declension

Related terms

• idealìzam, ideàlistkinja

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Adjective

idealist

1. idealistic

Synonyms

• ülkücü

Noun

idealist

1. (philosophy) idealist

English

Alternative forms

• eclectick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French éclectique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (eklektikós, “selective”), from ?????? (eklég?, “I pick, choose”), from ?? (ek, “out, from”) + ???? (lég?, “I choose, count”).

Cognate to elect

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?l?k.t?k/, /??kl?k.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?kt?k

Adjective

eclectic (comparative more eclectic, superlative most eclectic)

1. Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
   • 1893, John Robson, Hinduism and its Relations to Christianity, page 211, 214

     Chunder Sen and the Progressive Brahmists broke entirely with Hinduism...and he selected from the scriptures of all creeds what seemed best in them for instruction and for worship. […] It is an eclectic religion: it seeks to select what is good from all religions, and it has become the latest evidence that no eclectic religion can ever influence large numbers of men.

2. Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

Synonyms

• (unrelated and unspecialized): heterogeneous; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

Antonyms

• (selecting a mixture of doctrines): exclusive, homogeneous, orthodox, standard, uniform; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous

Derived terms

• eclectically
• eclecticism

Translations

See also

• cherry pick
• heteroclite
• holistic

Noun

eclectic (plural eclectics)

1. Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French éclectique

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?klek.tik/

Adjective

eclectic m or n (feminine singular eclectic?, masculine plural eclectici, feminine and neuter plural eclectice)

1. eclectic

Declension