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i⋅de⋅al⋅i⋅ty

[ahy-dee-al-i-tee]
–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.

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