different between idealist vs imaginative

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

Etymology

From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin im?gin?t?vus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mæd???n?t?v/, /-?n?t?v/, /??mæd??n?t?v/
• Hyphenation: ima?gi?na?tive

Adjective

imaginative (comparative more imaginative, superlative most imaginative)

1. Having a lively or creative imagination.
2. Tending to be fanciful or inventive.
3. False or imagined.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.?i.na.tiv/
• Homophone: imaginatives

Adjective

imaginative

1. feminine singular of imaginatif

Latin

Adjective

im?gin?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of im?gin?t?vus