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i⋅de⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [ahy-dee-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. ideal quality or character.
2. capacity to idealize.
3. Philosophy. existence only in idea and not in reality.
Origin:
1695–1705; ideal + -ity
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i·de·al·i·ty   (ī'dē-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. i·de·al·i·ties

  1. The state or quality of being ideal.

  2. Existence in idea only.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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