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Webster 1913 Edition


Ideality

Iˊde-al′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Idealities
.
1.
The quality or state of being ideal.
2.
The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.
3.
(Phren.)
The conceptive faculty.

Definition 2024


ideality

ideality

English

Noun

ideality (countable and uncountable, plural idealities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being ideal.
  2. (uncountable) The capacity to form deals of beauty or perfection.
  3. The conceptive faculty.

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Translations

Trivia

Aside from the proper noun Oceania, this is the shortest five-syllable word in the English language.

References

  • ideality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • ideality in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911