idealistic
adjective/aɪˌdiəˈlɪstɪk/
Frequency rank: #11,289 most common English word
Meaning
Having high ideals or unrealistically optimistic beliefs about how things should be.
Example sentence
My friend is very idealistic and believes that world peace is truly possible.
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