noun as in strong fondness

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urbanity, environmentalism, megalomania

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Example Sentences

Example:While the idylism of rural life is charming, the city offers a different kind of excitement and sophistication.

Definition:The character of a city or city life, as opposed to that of the countryside; urban civility and sophistication.

From urbanity

Example:The idylism that society should return to a pre-industrial state of being does not align with the principles of environmentalism.

Definition:The theory that human interference and exploitation of the natural environment can and should be combated and that an ecological balance can be maintained or restored.

From environmentalism

Example:While idylism celebrates simple, rural living, megalomania often results in a disregard for the beauty and value of simplicity.

Definition:Excessive ambition and an inflated idea of one's own importance and abilities, often leading to a derision of ordinary human concerns and relationships.

From megalomania