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Definition of Beau idéal
1. Noun. An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept.
Generic synonyms: Ideal
Specialized synonyms: Gold Standard
Derivative terms: Idolise, Idolize, Perfectionist
Definition of Beau idéal
1. Noun. An emulable eidolon embodying excellence in a particular respect.The '''Concise Oxford English Dictionary''' [Eleventh Edition] ¹
2. Noun. (nonstandard spelling of beau idéal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Beau idéal
1. A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model. Origin: F. Beau beautiful + ideal ideal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beau Idéal
Literary usage of Beau idéal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal [Aug. 1, 1832 to July 17, 1833] by Fanny Kemble (1835)
"... have seen ladies," ripe and real," who, from all I can see, hear, and understand,
differ widely from the good manners of their " beau ideal. ..."
2. The Theological and Literary Journal (1854)
"A work so unphilosophical, BO uncritical, so false, and preposterous, whatever
powers may elaborate it, cannot be the beau-ideal of a church history; ..."
3. Female Life Among the Mormons: A Narrative of Many Years' Personal Experience by Maria Ward (1855)
"Charley was a young man, about twenty-two years old, and the very beau ideal of
a western ranger. When very young, he accompanied his father on various ..."
4. The Idler in Italy by Marguerite Blessington (1839)
"beau ideal I have formed in my mind's eye, and to judge how far the descriptions
given of him are correct. GENOA, 31s<.—The first view of Genoa from the ..."
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