ideality

/aɪdiˈælɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

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noun

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"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."

From Medieval Latin ideālitās (“ideality”), from Late Latin ideālis (“ideal”). By surface analysis, ideal + -ity.

idealities (plural)

nonideality

idea ideal

Questions

How do you pronounce ideality?

The recorded pronunciation is /aɪdiˈælɪti/.

What does ideality mean?

The quality or state of being ideal.

Where does ideality come from?

From Medieval Latin ideālitās (“ideality”), from Late Latin ideālis (“ideal”). By surface analysis, ideal + -ity.

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