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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesidéalisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: idealisme
"Son idéalisme l'a poussé à changer le monde."
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The practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.
"His youthful idealism faded after years of working in politics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the philosophical term 'ideal' + '-ism', originating in the 18th century from German 'Idealismus' and French 'idéalisme', ultimately from Greek 'idea'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idealism" is said worldwide
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idéalisme
Transliteration: idealisme
"Son idéalisme l'a poussé à changer le monde."
Idealismus
Transliteration: Idealismus
"Ihr Idealismus inspirierte das gesamte Team."
idealismo
Transliteration: idealismo
"Il suo idealismo è ammirevole ma poco pratico."
idealismo
Transliteration: idealismo
"El joven político mantuvo su idealismo intacto."
idealismo
Transliteration: idealismo
"O idealismo dele é evidente em seus projetos sociais."
आदर्शवाद
Transliteration: adarshvaad
"उसके आदर्शवाद ने उसे एक अलग पहचान दी।"
理想主义
Transliteration: lǐxiǎng zhǔyì
"青年人总是充满理想主义。"
이상주의
Transliteration: isangjuui
"그의 이상주의는 현실과 종종 충돌한다."
理想主義
Transliteration: risō shugi
"彼の理想主義は多くの若者に影響を与えた。"
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