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Real

adjective

1.

Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory. Synonym: existent. "Real people; not ghosts" , "A film based on real life" , "A real illness" , "Real humility" , "Life is real! Life is earnest!"

2.

No less than what is stated; worthy of the name. "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"

3.

Not to be taken lightly. "To the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"

4.

Capable of being treated as fact. Synonym: tangible. "His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"

5.

Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. Synonyms: actual, genuine, literal. "A literal solitude like a desert" , "A genuine dilemma"

6.

Of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation. "Real income" , "Real wages"

7.

Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary. Synonyms: material, substantial. "A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical" , "Most ponderous and substantial things"

8.

(of property) fixed or immovable.

9.

Coinciding with reality. Synonym: veridical.

adverb

1.

Used as intensifiers; 'real' is sometimes used informally for 'really'; 'rattling' is informal. Synonyms: rattling, really, very. "He played very well" , "A really enjoyable evening" , "I'm real sorry about it" , "A rattling good yarn"

noun

(pl. reals, reales)

1.

Any rational or irrational number. Synonym: real number.

2.

The basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos.

3.

An old small silver Spanish coin.

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"Real" Quotes from Famous Books

... told himself, back in those days in the East, that it would not be fair to marry Phyllis Bruce while his heart was another's. He had believed that then; now he knew the real reason was that he had allowed himself to hope, against all reason, that Zen Transley might yet be his. He had harbored an unworthy desire, and called it a virtue. Well—the die was cast. He had definitely ...

— Dennison Grant - A Novel of To-day • Robert Stead

... of the most eminent pianists of our epoch, M. Chopin, has returned to Paris, after having made a tour in Germany which has been for him a real ovation. Everywhere his admirable talent obtained the most flattering reception and excited enthusiasm. It was, indeed, as if he had not left our capital ...

— Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician - Volume 1-2, Complete • Frederick Niecks

... pleasantly on his lean, long, clerical arm—made for reaching books down from high shelves, a lank, scholarlike limb, with a somewhat threadbare cuff—and who looked round with that anticipation of pleasure, and that simple confidence in a real welcome, which are so likely to insure it? Was she an helpmeet for a black-letter man, who talked with the Fathers in his daily walks, could extemporise Latin hexameters, and dream in Greek. Was she very wise, or at all learned? I think her knowledge lay chiefly ...

— Wylder's Hand • J. Sheridan Le Fanu

... disposition. He had never been taught that self-restraint is necessary to preserve social harmony. If anything did not suit him, he was not disposed to argue the matter in a conciliatory manner, but to right his wrongs, whether real or imaginary, by physical force. In this manner he had obtained his reputation ...

— All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake - A Sequel to "The Boat Club" • Oliver Optic

... Enough to convict us all. It means the penitentiary for your precious uncle and your lover." He stretched his chin upward at the mention as though to free his throat from an invisible clutch. "Yes, your lover particularly, for he's the real one. That's why I brought you here. He'll marry you, but I'll be the best man." The timbre ...

— The Spoilers • Rex Beach

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