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radicality

[ rad-i-kal-i-tee ]

noun

, plural rad·i·cal·i·ties.
  1. the quality of being fundamental, drastic, far-reaching, etc.:

    Because of the radicality of the surgery there is a higher risk of complications.

    It is difficult to overstate the radicality of the change I saw in him after a summer at camp.

  2. a tendency toward extremism in political ideology, religion, etc.; radicalism:

    A lot of people were put off by the radicality of his so-called documentary, and they called it propaganda.

  3. something, such as a concept, practice, character trait, etc., that is fundamental, extreme, or very different from what is generally accepted:

    The essay explores some of the remarkable radicalities and ironies in the work of the famous filmmaker.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of radicality1

First recorded in 1815–25; radical ( def ) + -ity ( def )

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