ideality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /aɪdiˈælɪti/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ideālitās (“ideality”), from Late Latin ideālis (“ideal”). By surface analysis, ideal + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality or state of being ideal.
It is commonly said that love never lasts. Now, that is not so much from change, or that it exhausts itself, as that it is mixed up with the paltry cares and daily interests of life; thus losing its ideality, which constitutes its great charm.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 32:
- (uncountable) The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.
- (countable, uncountable) The conceptive faculty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| idealities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fr idéalité (quality or state of being ideal) · cs ideálnost (quality or state of being ideal) · nl idealiteit (quality or state of being ideal)