English Explanatory Dictionary

unreality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of reality or real existence.
  2. The state of being unreal.
  3. That which has no reality or real existence; something unreal or imaginary
  4. Unpractical character; visionariness.

Word forms

unreality unrealities

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality English unreality From un- (“lack of, not”) + reality.

Synonyms

disreality irreality
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