English Words Starting With I

• ideal type

  nounC1+
  /aɪˌdɪəl ˈtaɪp/A conceptual model or pure abstraction, constructed to highlight the key features of a social phenomenon, often used as a standard against which real-world examples can be compared.
• idealism

  nounB2
  /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/The belief that ideas, values, and principles are the most important things, often leading to behavior or policies based on high moral standards or the pursuit of a perfect vision, rather than on practical or realistic considerations.
• idealist

  adjectivenounB2
  /aɪˈdɪə.lɪst/A person who is guided more by ideals and visions of perfection than by practical considerations.
• ideality

  nounLow
  /ˌaɪ.diˈæl.ə.ti/The quality or state of being ideal; the condition of existing only as an idea or mental conception.
• idealization

  nounC1
  /ʌɪˌdɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/The act or process of regarding or representing someone or something as perfect or better than they really are.
• idealize

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /aɪˈdɪə.laɪz/To regard or represent someone or something as perfect, better than reality, or conforming to an ideal.
• idealized image

  nounC1
  /aɪˈdɪə.laɪzd ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/A perfect, often unrealistic, mental picture of something or someone, ignoring flaws or imperfections.
• ideamonger

  nounVery Low / Jargon
  /aɪˈdɪəˌmʌŋɡə/A person who generates, promotes, or trades in ideas, especially in creative or business contexts.
• ideas of reference

  plural-nounVery Low
  /aɪˈdɪəz əv ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹəns/A psychiatric symptom in which a person believes that neutral, unrelated events or people's actions are specifically about them.
• ideate

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow (C2 level; academic/technical/professional contexts)
  /ˈaɪ.di.eɪt/to form an idea of; to imagine or conceive
• ideation

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/The process of forming and relating ideas or concepts in the mind.
• ideatum

  nounVery low (C2+)
  /ˌaɪdɪˈeɪtəm/The object or reality perceived by the mind corresponding to an idea; the thing itself as opposed to the idea of it.
• idee fixe

  nounLow
  /ˌiːdeɪ ˈfiːks/An irrational obsession or fixed idea that dominates a person's thoughts.
• idee recue

  nounLow
  /iːˌdeɪ rəˈsjuː/A commonly held but mistaken or oversimplified belief; a widespread stereotype or cliché of thought.
• idempotent

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌaɪ.demˈpəʊ.tənt/An element or operation that, when applied multiple times, produces the same result as if applied once.
• ident

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈaɪ.dent/A short, recurring visual and/or audio sequence used to identify a television or radio station, programme, or broadcast company.
• identical proposition

  nounC2
  /ʌɪˌdɛntɪk(ə)l ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/In logic and philosophy, a statement that is necessarily true because its predicate merely repeats the information in its subject, e.g., 'A bachelor is an unmarried man.' It is a tautology.
• identical rhyme

  nounC2
  /aɪˌden.tɪ.kəl ˈraɪm/A type of rhyme in poetry where the sound of a stressed syllable and all following sounds are exactly the same, including the preceding consonant sound (if any), creating a repetition of the entire word or phrase.
• identical twin

  nounB2
  /aɪˌdentɪkl ˈtwɪn/One of two siblings born from the same pregnancy who developed from a single fertilized egg that split, resulting in individuals who share the same genetic makeup.
• identification

  nounB2
  /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/The act of establishing or recognising who or what someone or something is.

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