idealism
NOUN
/aɪ'diə,lɪzəm/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I
idealism is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
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I1D2E1A1L1I1S1M3
1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
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What does idealism mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued.
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Impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are.
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality.
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