RADICALITY Definition & Meaning

radicality

Sometimes ��·��·��·�Ա��

[rad-i-kal-i-tee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

radicalities

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.
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.
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.

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of radicality¹

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

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“Framing Agnes” premiered at Sundance last January, where it won the audience and innovator awards in the festival’s Next category, and went on to garner rave reviews; Ms. Magazine praised its “surprisingly gripping format,” while The New Yorker called it “a film of quiet but decisive radicality.”

From

That radicality was attached to improvisation and innovation.

From

But this show, organized with the Tate Modern in London, is big enough — with some 120 paintings, watercolors and drawings — that an even larger sense of Cézanne’s radicality emerges.

From

“Many artists in that era were working on conceptual art and radicality, but I have to say that Claude was not part of any movement,” she said in an interview.

From

“Something quite amazing happened during this campaign. The radicality of Eric Zemmour has softened the image of Marine Le Pen,” Bruno Cautres, a political scientist at Sciences-Po university in Paris, told Reuters.

From

radicalism radicalization

Browse