impracticality

noun

Definition of impracticalitynext
as in idealism

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  1. idealism
  2. optimism
  3. sincerity
  4. simplicity
  5. naivety
  6. naivete
Noun
  • Discipline and idealism are not on your current list of desires.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Who doesn’t love Bart Simpson's mischievous nature or Lisa Simpson's thoughtful idealism?
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of idealism
Noun
  • Covid and a sputtering Presidency lie behind us, a sense of national renewal and smooth economic sailing ahead; that moment of pure Americana may come as close as any to capturing the optimism of where 2024 may lead.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • One of the key reasons for the cautious optimism conservationist feel today is that many of the factors that led to the Takahe’s near-extinction have been addressed.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of optimism
Noun
  • There are reasons to doubt the sincerity of HTS’s moderate turn.
    Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Bringing them coffee and breakfast in bed is a good way to start, but rubbing their feet at the end of the day and listening to their war stories from work proves your sincerity.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • Embracing Simplicity In Modern Solutions Modern hardware capabilities allow for a paradigm shift toward simplicity.
    Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The track’s production, helmed by DJ Pooh, achieves emotional depth through masterful simplicity.
    Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • There is a poignant naivety to that, even if his devotional dance soon segues into a fight — all the more dazzling, of course, for being fought and won by a man in a skirt.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Normally bubbling with positivity and naivety, Jacob experiences an emotional breakdown in this episode, which revolves around his adversarial relationship with his family during a surprise appearance from his masculine, drone-flying younger brother.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of naivety
Noun
  • Perhaps the spectacle of naivete is all part of the Altman image.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • So Americans who don't travel, who 80 percent don't have a passport, who are uneducated, are in their extraordinary naivete.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of naivete
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