radicality

American  

[rad-i-kal-i-tee] / ˌræd ɪˈkæl ɪ ti /

Sometimes radicalness

noun

radicalities plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• radicalities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of radicality

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

Example Sentences

And at the Immersive Invitational, where productions ranged from goofy to heavy, there was an underlying common denominator, and that is that immersive play can inspire radical joy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

Thomas-Matson explains that LL+L TV’s work is rooted in three program areas; brain development research, racial equity and radical joy.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Expanding my consciousness brought compassionate closure to my past, opening a future of stupendous potentiality, a world of radical joy.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2017

I think it fits in with what Lindsay was saying about Kendrick’s “i,” preaching radical joy exactly when we as a nation—as a world, considering the splash the song’s viral video campaign made—really needed it.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2014