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"
- 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
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