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anti-idealist

an·ti-i·de·al·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee ahy-dee-uh-list]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti aɪˈdi ə lɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee ahy-dee-uh-list]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti aɪˈdi ə lɪst/

Definitions of anti-idealist word

  • noun anti-idealist a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic. 1
  • noun anti-idealist a visionary or impractical person. Synonyms: romantic, romanticist, dreamer, stargazer. Antonyms: realist, materialist. 1
  • noun anti-idealist a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are: My friend is an idealist, who somehow thinks that we always agree. 1
  • noun anti-idealist a writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively. 1
  • noun anti-idealist a person who accepts the doctrines of philosophical idealism, as by representing things in an ideal form, or as they might or should be rather than as they are. 1
  • adjective anti-idealist of or relating to idealism or idealists; idealistic. 1
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Origin of anti-idealist

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; ideal + -ist

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Parts of speech for Anti-idealist

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-idealist

anti-idealist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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