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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!" Antonym: unreal.

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" Antonym: unreal.

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" Antonym: nominal.

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" Antonym: insubstantial.

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

... been stated, this last part of the conversation was not overheard by the boys. They knew that it must be about matters of special importance. But they had no chance of talking it over among themselves. Their feigned slumber turned to real shortly after the men came ...

— The Camp in the Snow - Besiedged by Danger • William Murray Graydon

... said, "who do actually print such things. Maybe a real publisher will want this. I know a publisher who may be glad to get it. And, anyhow, it is a shame for all your experiences to be lost to the world. It's very interesting as far as you've got. Go on with it; and if no publisher wants to print it now, we'll give the manuscript to the Public Library ...

— Vandemark's Folly • Herbert Quick

... the poets of the kosmos concentre in the real body and soul and in the pleasure of things they possess the superiority of genuineness over all fiction and romance. As they emit themselves facts are showered over with light ... the daylight is lit with more volatile light ... also the deep between the setting and rising sun goes deeper ...

— Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books - with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations • Charles W. Eliot

... Porter tell Elspeth yesterday that Miss Kinney had cold feet; so after she was gone, I asked about it. Saint John was there, and Elspeth just laughed and said it was a remark I must forget, 'cause it wasn't real kind to speak so about anybody. But when I was in bed and they thought I'd gone to sleep, I heard Saint John ask Elizabeth about it, and she told him how Miss Kinney was acting, and how the program would all be spoiled, 'cause there isn't anyone to take her place in the solo ...

— The Lilac Lady • Ruth Alberta Brown

... parties. Moreover, in a House of Commons so composed discussion necessarily loses its vitalizing character. The debates on Free Trade in the House of Commons in 1905 towards the close of Mr. Balfour's administration were very real and full of life, because argument could and did affect the votes of members, but if the process continues of excluding all elements save those of the machine-controlled, debates will become more and more formal. They will ...

— Proportional Representation - A Study in Methods of Election • John H. Humphreys

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