English Explanatory Dictionary

real

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
  2. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
  3. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
  4. Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
  5. That has objective, physical existence.
  6. Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
  7. Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
  8. Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
  9. Relating to immovable tangible property.
  10. Absolute, complete, utter.
  11. Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.
  12. Firm through directness, readiness to confront.
adv
  1. Really; very.
noun
  1. A commodity; see realty.
  2. One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
  3. A real number.
  4. A realist.
noun
  1. Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
  2. A coin worth one real.
noun
  1. A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
  2. A coin worth one real.
noun
  1. A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
  2. A coin worth one real.
name
  1. Real Madrid, a football club from Madrid.
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

rēl rēəl /ɹiːl/ /ˈɹiː.əl/ /ɹɪl/ [ɹɪɫ] En-uk-real.ogg /ɹil/ /ˈɹi.əl/ En-us-real.ogg /rɪjəl/ rāäl' /ɹeɪˈɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-real (Spanish).wav /ɹeɪˈɑl/

Word forms

real realer more real realest most real reals reales reis réis reais

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis.

Synonyms

true actual authentic genuine heartfelt based rei

Antonyms

imaginary nonreal unreal artificial counterfeit fake sham feigned staged fictitious made-up pretend

Related words

regal royal milreis

Derived words

antireal areal big real mode cyberreal derealization derealize flat real mode for real for real life get real hard real-time hyperreal in a real state in real life it's been real keep it real like real on the real photoreal real ale real analysis real and straight real asset real axis real body real capital real covenant real deal real diaper real estate real estate agent real focus real function real gone real image real income realise realism reality real jam real ledger real life real-life experience real line real live really real Macoy real market real matrix real McCoy real McKoy real men don't eat quiche real mode real nappy realness real number real one real option real part real-person fiction

Translations

Amharic: እውነተኛ Arabic: حَقِيقِيّ Arabic: وَاقِعِيّ Arabic: حَقيقي Arabic: واقعي Armenian: իրական Assamese: আচল Azerbaijani: həqiqi Azerbaijani: əsl Azerbaijani: real Bashkir: ысын Belarusian: сапра́ўдны Belarusian: рэа́льны Bulgarian: действи́телен Bulgarian: и́стински Bulgarian: реа́лен Burmese: စစ် Burmese: အစစ် Catalan: real Catalan: ver Catalan: veritable Chinese Mandarin: 真的 Chinese Mandarin: 真實的 /真实的 Czech: skutečný Czech: reálný Danish: ægte Danish: virkelig Dutch: echt Dutch: waar Esperanto: vera Estonian: tõeline Estonian: päris Finnish: todellinen Finnish: tosi French: réel French: vrai Galician: real Georgian: ნამდვილი Georgian: რეალური Georgian: მართალი German: wahr German: wirklich German: echt Greek: αληθινός Ancient Greek: γνήσιος Ancient Greek: ἀληθινός Hebrew: אמיתי Hebrew: ממשי Hindi: सच्चा Hindi: असली Hindi: वास्तविक Hungarian: igaz Hungarian: valós Hungarian: valódi Icelandic: satt Italian: reale Italian: vero Japanese: 現実の Japanese: 真実の Kazakh: нағыз Khmer: ពិត Korean: 실제(實際)의 Korean: 현실(現實)의 Korean: 진실(眞實)의 Korean: 참 Korean: 진 Lao: ຈິງ Latin: vērus Latvian: reāls Latvian: īstens Latvian: īsts Macedonian: реален Macedonian: вистински Macedonian: стваран Malayalam: യഥാർത്ഥ Manchu: ᠶᠠᡵᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ Marathi: वास्तविक Mongolian: жинхэнэ
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