ideality means the quality or state of being ideal. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
ideality is pronounced /aɪdiˈælɪti/.
Why “ideality” is a great word
IDEALITY — [Noun] The quality or state of being ideal, or the capacity to conceive of perfection. From Medieval Latin ideālitās ("ideality"), from Late Latin ideālis ("ideal, existing in idea"). Formed in English from the adjective 'ideal' and the suffix '-ity'. Unlike "reality," which denotes the world as it materially exists, or "pragmatism," which is a philosophy of practical consequence, ideality is the realm of pure concept and theoretical flawlessness. It is the unblemished blueprint before the first flawed brick is laid, the perfect melody heard only in the composer’s mind, and the pristine snowscape before the first footprint—the luminous, and inevitably violated, province of the mind.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ideālitās (“ideality”), from Late Latin ideālis (“ideal”). By surface analysis, ideal + -ity.
noun
- The quality or state of being ideal.“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.”
- The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.
- The conceptive faculty.