ideality

[ ahy-dee-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌaɪ diˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural i·de·al·i·ties.

ideal quality or character.

capacity to idealize.

Philosophy. existence only in idea and not in reality.

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Origin of ideality

First recorded in 1695–1705; ideal + -ity

Whoever looked on the forehead of the good Doctor must have seen the squareness of ideality giving marked effect to its outline.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
Exactingsness is untrained ideality, and much domestic misery is caused by it.
How to be Happy Though Married|E. J. Hardy.
The weak eyes and chest, the grave and gentle demeanour, the whole ideality of character correspond.
George Eliot|Mathilde Blind
The representation may be of identity, causality, or ideality.
Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)|Jaime Luciano Balmes

That of ideality is necessarily derived from that of causality.
Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)|Jaime Luciano Balmes