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real

/ real /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an old small silver Spanish coin
Type of:
coin
adjective satellite Sense 2
(of property) fixed or immovable
"real property consists of land and buildings; real estate"
Similar:
tangible
adjective satellite Sense 3
not to be taken lightly
"statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"
"to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
Similar:
serious
adjective satellite Sense 4
founded on practical matters
"a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
Similar:
realistic
adjective Sense 5
being value measured in terms of purchasing power
"real prices"
"real income"
"real wages"
Opposites:
nominal
Domain:
economics economic science political economy
adjective Sense 6
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
"real objects"
"real people; not ghosts"
"a film based on real life"
"a real illness"
"real humility"
"Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow"
Similar:
actual factual historical
Opposites:
unreal
See also:
concrete genuine echt realistic sincere
adjective satellite Sense 7
not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin
"real mink"
"true gold"
Similar:
genuine echt
adjective satellite Sense 8
possible to be treated as fact
"tangible evidence"
"his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
Similar:
concrete
adjective Sense 9
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
"the substantial world"
"a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
"most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare"
Opposites:
insubstantial unsubstantial unreal
See also:
material
adjective satellite Sense 10
coinciding with reality
"perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson"
Similar:
realistic
noun Sense 11
any rational or irrational number
Type of:
complex number complex quantity imaginary number
Kinds of:
scalar product inner product dot product rational number irrational number
adverb Sense 12
used as intensifiers; `real'' is sometimes used informally for `really''; `rattling'' is informal
"she was very gifted"
"he played very well"
"a really enjoyable evening"
"I''m real sorry about it"
"a rattling good yarn"
adjective satellite Sense 13
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
"her actual motive"
"a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton"
"a genuine dilemma"
Similar:
true
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
11
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

coin tangible serious realistic nominal actual factual historical unreal genuine echt concrete