English Explanatory Dictionary

irreal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of intangible, immaterial, not composed of things, having no concrete existence.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

irreal more irreal most irreal

Etymology

From Latin irrealis, from in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, tangible, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irrealis.

Synonyms

intangible immaterial not composed of things having no concrete existence

Derived words

irrealism
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