English-Finnish translations for idealism

• idealismi
  Toivotan teille idealismia työssänne. I wish you some idealism in your work.
  Ihailen vilpittömästi esittelijän Tadeusz Zwiefkan idealismia. I sincerely admire the idealism of the rapporteur, Tadeusz Zwiefka.
  Tämän päivän nuorilla eurooppalaisilla on sama idealismi, energisyys, innostuneisuus ja halu auttaa. Young Europeans today have that same idealism, energy, enthusiasm and desire to help.

Definition of idealism

• The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life
• An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures

Related words

• idealist
• idealistic
• idealise
• neoidealist