ETYM Latin exemplaris, from exemplar: cf. French exemplaire. Related to Exemplar.
Worthy of imitation; SYN. model.

ETYM Latin idealis: cf. French idéal.
1. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal.
/> 2. Constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception.
3. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas; SYN. idealistic.
4. Represented in the abstract rather than as they really are; SYN. idealistic. + prikaži više

Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern

ETYM Old Eng. parfit, Old Fren. parfit, parfet, parfait, French parfait, Latin perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see Per-) + facere to make, do. Related to Fact.
1. Being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.
2. Precisely accurate or exact.

1. Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; SYN. paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch.
2. The idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain.

ETYM French modčle, Italian modello, from (assumed) Latin modellus, from modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. Related to Mode, Module.
1. A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; SYN. poser.
2. Someone worthy of imitation; SYN. role model.
3. A representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale); SYN. simulation.
4. A representative form or pattern; SYN. example.
5. A simplified description of a complex entity or process; SYN. theoretical account, framework.
6. A type or class of product.
Simplified version of some aspect of the real world. Models are produced to show the relationships between two or more factors, such as land use and the distance from the center of a town (for example, concentric-ring theory). Because models are idealized, they give only a general guide to what may happen. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Fren. paragon, French parangon.
An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept; SYN. idol, perfection, beau ideal.
A model of excellence or perfection.