ideality

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin ideālitās (“ideality”), from Late Latin ideālis (“ideal”). By surface analysis, ideal +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɪdiˈælɪti/ === Noun === ideality (countable and uncountable, plural idealities) (uncountable) The quality or state of being ideal. (uncountable) The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection. The conceptive faculty. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== idea ideal ==== 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ideality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === aedility, ædility