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surreal

adj
/səˈɹiː(.ə)l/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Old French sur- French sur- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reel Middle French real French réel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French réalisme French surréalismebor. English surrealismbf. English surreal A back-formation from surrealism, equivalent to sur- + real.

  1. derived from *reh₁ís✻
  2. derived from rēs
  3. derived from reālis
  4. derived from reel
  5. inherited from real
  6. prefixed as surreal — “sur + real”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a dream

    Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

    • surreal picture/sound/art
    • a surreal experience
    • The movie had a dreamlike, surreal atmosphere.

  2. A surreal number.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA