English · Word Candidate

ideal

/aɪˈdɪəl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: ideals

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Liên quan đến ý tưởng

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Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chỉ tồn tại trong tâm trí

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Adjective

Examples

The idea of ghosts is ridiculous in the extreme; and if you continue to be swayed by ideal terrors —

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiêu chuẩn hoàn hảo về vẻ đẹp, trí tuệ

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Noun

Examples

Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A two-sided ideal; a subset of a ring which is closed under both left and right multiplication by elements of the ring.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một tập con của vành đóng dưới cả nhân trái và nhân phải

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Noun

Examples

Let #92;mathbb#123;Z#125; be the ring of integers and let 2#92;mathbb#123;Z#125; be its ideal of even integers. Then the quotient ring #92;mathbb#123;Z#125;#47;2#92;mathbb#123;Z#125; is a Boolean ring.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ideal” mean?

Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

Is “ideal” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.