the state or quality of being ideal or of existing only in the mind
2. Word forms: pluralˌideˈalities
something that is only ideal and has no reality
ideality in American English
(ˌaidiˈælɪti)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
ideal quality or character
2.
capacity to idealize
3. Philosophy
existence only in idea and not in reality
Word origin
[1695–1705; ideal + -ity]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: assemblage, mimosa, nonresistant, pinwheel, telescopic-ity is a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Other wordsthat use the affix -ity include: Latinity, civility, jollity
Examples of 'ideality' in a sentence
ideality
Triglyceride mixtures present important deviations with regard to the ideality of the molar volume.
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