different between idealist vs materialist

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 material +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??ti????l?st/

Noun

materialist (plural materialists)

1. Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
2. A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.

Translations

Adjective

materialist (comparative more materialist, superlative most materialist)

1. Having features typical of philosophical materialism.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed, likely from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??te?.ri.a??l?st/
• Hyphenation: ma?te?ri?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

materialist m (plural materialisten)

1. materialist (one who believes that only matters exists)
2. materialist (pursuer of money or possessions)

Derived terms

• materialistisch

Related terms

• materialisme

Romanian

Etymology

From French matérialiste, German Materialist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.te.ri.a?list/

Adjective

materialist m or n (feminine singular materialist?, masculine plural materiali?ti, feminine and neuter plural materialiste)

1. materialistic

Declension

Noun

materialist m (plural materiali?ti, feminine equivalent materialist?)

1. materialist

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

materiell +? -ist

Noun

materialist c

1. a materialist; an adherer of materialism

Declension

Related terms

• materialistisk