ideality

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌaɪdiˈæləti/ UK /ˌaɪdiˈælɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being ideal or existing only in imagination

The poem dwelt on the ideality of an unspoiled world.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being ideal... perfectionidealnessimaginariness

Opposites

reality actuality

Word family

Related forms ideal idealism idealize idea

Etymology

From ideal + -ity, denoting the quality of being ideal, ultimately from Ancient Greek idea ('form, pattern').

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ideality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌaɪdiˈæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌaɪdiˈælɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being ideal or existing only in imagination

## Examples
- The poem dwelt on the ideality of an unspoiled world.

## Synonyms
- perfection
- idealness
- imaginariness

## Antonyms
- reality
- actuality

## Related Forms
- ideal
- idealism
- idealize
- idea

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: idea

## Etymology
From ideal + -ity, denoting the quality of being ideal, ultimately from Ancient Greek idea ('form, pattern').

## AI Etymology
ideality comes from ideal + -ity, denoting the quality of being ideal, ultimately from Ancient Greek idea ('form, pattern'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of being ideal or existing only in imagination", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as ideal, idealism, idealize, and idea. Its semantic neighborhood includes perfection, idealness, and imaginariness, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Ancient Greek idea.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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