English Explanatory Dictionary

surreal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.
noun
  1. A surreal number.

Pronunciation

/səˈɹiː(.ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-surreal.wav /syːˈɹiː(.ə)l/

Word forms

surreal more surreal most surreal surreals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Old French sur- French sur- 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 reel Middle French real French réel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French réalisme French surréalismebor. English surrealismbf. English surreal A back-formation from surrealism, equivalent to sur- + real.

Synonyms

dreamlike surrealist

Related words

real

Derived words

surrealia surrealish surrealism surrealist surrealistic surreality surrealize surreally surrealness surreal number surrealscape surrealty
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