ideal

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Positive
ideal

Comparative
more ideal

Superlative
most ideal

  1. If something is ideal, it is as good as you can imagine.
    You can lose weight safely, and maintain your ideal weight forever.
    The sun was low in the sky and the conditions were ideal for taking photographs.
    It's not an ideal solution, but it's better than nothing.
    Metal roofs are ideal for catching rainwater.

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[change] Noun

Singular
ideal

Plural
ideals

  1. (countable) Your ideals, are the basic ideas that you think are good and true.
    This country is built on the ideals of freedom, and hard work.
  2. (countable) An ideal is a perfect example of something.
    When he looked at her, he saw the feminine ideal.

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