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English adjective: real | |||
| 1. | real being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory | ||
| Samples | Real objects. Real people; not ghosts. A film based on real life. A real illness. Real humility. Life is real! Life is earnest!. | ||
| Synonyms | existent | ||
| Similar | actual, actual, documentary, factual, historical, objective | ||
| See also | concrete, echt, genuine, realistic, sincere | ||
| Attribute | realism, reality, realness | ||
| Antonyms | unreal | ||
| 2. | real no less than what is stated; worthy of the name | ||
| Samples | The real reason. Real war. A real friend. A real woman. Meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal. It's time he had a real job. It's no penny-ante job--he's making real money. | ||
| Similar | proper, true | ||
| Antonyms | unreal | ||
| 3. | real not to be taken lightly | ||
| Samples | Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems. To the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real. | ||
| Similar | serious | ||
| Antonyms | frivolous | ||
| 4. | real capable of being treated as fact | ||
| Samples | Tangible evidence. His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor. | ||
| Synonyms | tangible | ||
| Similar | concrete | ||
| Antonyms | abstract | ||
| 5. | real being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | ||
| Samples | Her actual motive. A literal solitude like a desert. A genuine dilemma. | ||
| Synonyms | actual, genuine, literal | ||
| Similar | true | ||
| Antonyms | false | ||
| 6. | real of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation | ||
| Samples | Real prices. Real income. Real wages. | ||
| Domain category | economic science, economics, political economy | ||
| Antonyms | nominal | ||
| 7. | real having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary | ||
| Samples | The substantial world. A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical. Most ponderous and substantial things. | ||
| Synonyms | material, substantial | ||
| See also | material | ||
| Attribute | solidness, substantiality, substantialness | ||
| Antonyms | insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal | ||
| 8. | real (of property) fixed or immovable | ||
| Samples | Real property consists of land and buildings. | ||
| Similar | tangible | ||
| Antonyms | intangible | ||
| 9. | real coinciding with reality | ||
| Samples | Perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception. | ||
| Synonyms | veridical | ||
| Similar | realistic | ||
| Antonyms | unrealistic | ||
English noun: real | |||
| 1. | real (quantity) any rational or irrational number | ||
| Synonyms | real number | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dot product, inner product, irrational, irrational number, rational, rational number, scalar product | ||
| 2. | real (quantity) the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Brazilian monetary unit | ||
| Part holonym | centavo | ||
| 3. | real (possession) an old small silver Spanish coin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coin | ||
English adverb: real | |||
| 1. | real used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal | ||
| Samples | She was very gifted. He played very well. A really enjoyable evening. I'm real sorry about it. A rattling good yarn. | ||
| Synonyms | rattling, really, very | ||
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