real

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

   • City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.
   • [T]he real reason he didn't come was because he was scared of flying[.]
2. 2

   Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

   • This is real leather.
   • An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
3. 3

   Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

   • These are real tears!
   • Whose perfection farr excell’d Hers in all real dignitie
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   1. 4

      Actually being, existing, or occurring

      Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

      • a description of real life
      • I waked, and found / Before mine eyes all real, as the dream / Had lively shadowed.
   2. 5

      That has objective, physical existence.

      • No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
   3. 6

      Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation

      Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).

      • My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
      • What is the real GNP of this polity?
   4. 7

      Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents

      Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

   5. 8

      Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of…

      Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

   6. 9

      Relating to immovable tangible property.

      • real estate; real property
      • Many are perfect in men's humours that are not greatly capable of the real part of business.
   7. 10

      Absolute, complete, utter.

      • This is a real problem.
   8. 11

      Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness,…

      Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.

      • I'm keeping it real.
   9. 12

      Really

      Really; very.

      • When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
      • Se looked at me real strange.
   10. 13

       A commodity

       A commodity; see realty.

   11. 14

       One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian…

       One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

   12. 15

       A real number.

   13. 16

       A realist.

       • Scotists, Thomists, Reals, Nominals
   14. 17

       Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

   15. 18

       A coin worth one real.

   16. 19

       A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil…

       A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

   17. 20

       A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol

       A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.

       • Within weeks of this bombshell, an aide to the brother of the chairman of the PT, José Genoino, was arrested boarding a flight with 200,000 reais in a suitcase and $100,000 in his underpants.
   18. 21

       Real Madrid, a football club from Madrid.

   19. 22

       A surname.

The neighborhood

• synonymtruetrue, genuine
• synonymactualtrue, genuine
• synonymauthenticgenuine, unfeigned
• synonymgenuinegenuine, unfeigned
• synonymheartfeltgenuine, unfeigned
• synonymbasedgenuine, unfeigned
• antonymimaginaryantonym(s) of “true, genuine”
• antonymnonrealantonym(s) of “true, genuine”
• antonymunrealantonym(s) of “true, genuine”
• antonymartificialantonym(s) of “genuine, not artificial”
• antonymcounterfeitantonym(s) of “genuine, not artificial”
• antonymfakeantonym(s) of “genuine, not artificial”
• antonymshamantonym(s) of “genuine, not artificial”
• antonymfeignedantonym(s) of “genuine, unfeigned”
• antonymstagedantonym(s) of “genuine, unfeigned”
• antonymfictitiousantonym(s) of “that has physical existence”
• antonymmade-upantonym(s) of “that has physical existence”
• antonympretendantonym(s) of “that has physical existence”
• neighborregal
• neighborroyal
• neighbormilreis