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Is idealism a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word idealism is a Scrabble US word. The word idealism is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is idealism a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word idealism is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word idealism is a Words With Friends word. The word idealism is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

IDEALISM,MILADIES,

7-letter words (10 found)

DAILIES,LIAISED,MAELIDS,MEDIALS,MILADIS,MISDEAL,MISDIAL,MISLAID,MISLEAD,SEDILIA,

6-letter words (32 found)

AISLED,AMIDES,DAMSEL,DEASIL,DISMAL,ELIADS,EMAILS,IDEALS,ILIADS,IMIDES,LADIES,LAMEDS,LIAISE,MAELID,MAILED,MAILES,MEDALS,MEDIAL,MEDIAS,MESAIL,MESIAD,MESIAL,MILADI,MISLED,MISLIE,SAILED,SAMIEL,SIALID,SIMIAL,SIMILE,SLIMED,SMILED,

5-letter words (69 found)

AIDES,AILED,AIMED,AISLE,ALMES,AMIDE,AMIDS,AMIES,ASIDE,DALES,DALIS,DAMES,DEALS,DEILS,DEISM,DELIS,DIALS,DIELS,DIMES,DISME,EILDS,ELIAD,EMAIL,IDEAL,IDEAS,IDLES,ILIAD,IMIDE,IMIDS,ISLED,LADES,LAIDS,LAMED,LAMES,LASED,LEADS,LEAMS,LIMAS,LIMED,LIMES,MAIDS,MAILE,MAILS,MAISE,MALES,MALIS,MASED,MEADS,MEALS,MEDAL,MEDIA,MEDII,MELAS,MELDS,MESAL,MIDIS,MILDS,MILES,MILIA,SALMI,SAMEL,SIDLE,SIELD,SILED,SLADE,SLAID,SLIDE,SLIME,SMILE,

4-letter words (102 found)

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3-letter words (58 found)

ADS,AID,AIL,AIM,AIS,ALE,ALS,AME,AMI,DAE,DAL,DAM,DAS,DEI,DEL,DIE,DIM,DIS,EAS,EDS,ELD,ELM,ELS,EMS,IDE,IDS,ISM,LAD,LAM,LAS,LEA,LED,LEI,LES,LID,LIE,LIS,MAD,MAE,MAL,MAS,MED,MEL,MES,MID,MIL,MIS,SAD,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAM,SEA,SED,SEI,SEL,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (22 found)

AD,AE,AI,AL,AM,AS,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,EM,ES,ID,IS,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 296 words from idealism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of idealism

idealism

Etymology

First attested 1796, from ideal +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/, /ʌɪˈdiːəlɪz(ə)m/

Noun

idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms)

  1. The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  2. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.
  3. (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
    Synonym: philosophical idealism
    Antonym: materialism

Derived terms

Related terms

  • idealist
  • idealistic
  • idealistically
  • perfectionism

Translations

See also

  • realism
  • pragmatism
  • materialism
  • physicalism

References

  • “idealism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “idealism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

  • "idealism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 152.

Anagrams

  • email IDs, miladies

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéalisme. Equivalent to ideal +‎ -ism.

Noun

idealism n (uncountable)

  1. idealism

Declension

Related terms

  • idealist

Swedish

Noun

idealism c

  1. idealism (holding or striving towards ideals, sometimes unrealistic)
  2. (philosophy) idealism

Declension

Related terms

  • idé
  • ideal
  • idealisera
  • idealisk
  • idealist
  • idealistisk

References

  • idealism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • idealism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • idealism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org