1. the quality or state of being ideal; perfection
2. something that exists only in the mind or imagination; an ideal conception
3. the tendency to form ideals or to idealize
Usage: philosophy

Examples

• The artist strived for ideality in every brushstroke.
• His vision of perfect justice remained in the realm of ideality.
• The ideality of the proposed solution made it difficult to implement.
• She was drawn to the ideality of romantic love portrayed in novels.
• The philosopher questioned whether ideality could ever be achieved in practice.
• The ideality of the design impressed everyone at the presentation.