Noun:
1: ideal the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
2: ideal, nonsuch, paragon, nonesuch, apotheosis, nonpareil, saint model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Adjective:
1: ideal, perfect conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
2: ideal, abstract constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
3: ideal, idealistic, idealism, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas