radicality

American  

[rad-i-kal-i-tee] / ˌræd ɪˈkæl ɪ ti /

Sometimes radicalness

noun

plural

radicalities

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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Etymology

Origin of radicality

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