ideal

adjective
UK /aɪˈdɪəl/
US /aɪˈdiːəl/

The best or most perfect thing you can imagine.

The sunny beach was the ideal place for a picnic.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A belief or goal that you think is very good and want to follow.

She stayed true to her ideals of kindness and honesty.

3. Existing only in the mind as a perfect picture, not in real life.

He had an ideal vision of the perfect treehouse.

4. In math, a special set of numbers that follows certain rules.

The teacher explained what an ideal is in algebra class.