Noun:
1: ideal the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
2: nonpareil, nonsuch, apotheosis, saint, paragon, ideal, nonesuch 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: idealistic, philosophical theory, philosophical doctrine, idealism, ideal of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas