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idealità

ideal, ideality

noun ee-deh-ah-lee-TAH Rare

Usage Note

Idealità refers to the quality or state of being ideal, or to an ideal held as a guiding principle. It is more abstract and philosophical than ideale (which can be a concrete noun meaning 'an ideal'). Like all -tà nouns it does not change in the plural.

Examples

"L'idealità giovanile spesso si scontra con la realtà."

Natural Translation

Youthful idealism often clashes with reality.

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