Definitions for real
real
re·al
Spelling: [ree-uh l, reel]
IPA: /ˈri əl, ril/
Real is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.
You can make 34 anagrams from letters in real (aelr).
Definitions for real
noun
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real number.
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the real.
something that actually exists, as a particular quantity.
reality in general.
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a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, the eighth part of a peso.
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singular of reis.
Idioms
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for real, Informal.
in reality; actually:
real; actual:
genuine; sincere:
adverb
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Informal. very or extremely:
adjective
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true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent:
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existing or occurring as fact; actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious:
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being an actual thing; having objective existence; not imaginary:
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being actually such; not merely so-called:
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genuine; not counterfeit, artificial, or imitation; authentic:
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unfeigned or sincere:
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Informal. absolute; complete; utter:
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Philosophy.
existent or pertaining to the existent as opposed to the nonexistent.
actual as opposed to possible or potential.
independent of experience as opposed to phenomenal or apparent.
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(of money, income, or the like) measured in purchasing power rather than in nominal value:
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Optics. (of an image) formed by the actual convergence of rays, as the image produced in a camera (opposed to virtual).
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Mathematics.
of, relating to, or having the value of a real number.
using real numbers:
plural noun
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a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Origin of real
1400-50; late Middle English Late Latin reālis, equivalent to Latin re-, variant stem of rēs thing + -ālis -al1
Examples for real
But if you listen to our leaders, they weren't the real targets here.
Now he, being a real likable man of a man, can I do that—for money?
They say it's frightening how the real CIA is perceived to be as clueless as Archer Co.
I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.
“This is a federal mandate that is causing some real problems for schools across the country,” Kline told a CBS affiliate in July.
May the powers that guide our destiny, preserve you from any real cause for shame.
But in the end this period of suffering proved a real blessing.
And do women who sell themselves ever find any real pleasure in the bargain?
We haven't had any real fan reaction yet, but our collective fingers are crossed.
As Mr. Sanborn says of her, "she is too real a person, not to be true."