noun
Meaning 1
The quality or state of being ideal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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ideality
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/aɪdiˈælɪti/
noun
Meaning 2
The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The conceptive faculty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
the quality of being ideal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: quality
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ideālitās (“ideality”), from Late Latin ideālis (“ideal”). By surface analysis, ideal + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: ideálnost — quality or state of being ideal
- Dutch: idealiteit — quality or state of being ideal
- French: idéalité — quality or state of being ideal