What is the meaning of real?

noun

• Any rational or irrational number.
  • synonyms: real number
• The basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos.
• An old small silver Spanish coin.

adjective

• 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
  • synonyms: existent
• No less than what is stated; worthy of the name.
  • usage: "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes-I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job-he's making real money"
• Not to be taken lightly.
  • usage: "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
• Capable of being treated as fact.
  • usage: "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
  • synonyms: tangible
• Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something.
  • usage: "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert- G. K. Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
  • synonyms: actual, genuine, literal
• Of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation.
  • usage: "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
• 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
  • synonyms: substantial, material
• Of property. ( fixed or immovable)
  • usage: "real property consists of land and buildings"
• Coinciding with reality."perceptual error... Has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F. A. Olafson
  • synonyms: veridical

adverb

• Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal.
  • usage: "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
  • synonyms: very, really, rattling