Definitions of Real [ˈri əl, ril]

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Definition of 'Real'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) real
true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent:
the real reason for an act.

2.  real
actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious:
real events; a story taken from real life.

3.  real
being actually such; not merely so-called:
a real victory.

4.  real
genuine; authentic:
real pearls.

5.  real
unfeigned or sincere:
real sympathy.

6.  real
Informal. absolute; complete; utter:
She's a real brain.

7.  real
Philos.

8.  real
existent as opposed to nonexistent.

9.  real
actual as opposed to possible or potential.

10.  real
independent of experience as opposed to phenomenal or apparent.

11.  real
(of wages, income, or money) measured in purchasing power rather than in nominal value.

12.  real
noting an optical image formed by the actual convergence of rays, as the image produced in a camera

13.  real
Law. of or pertaining to immovable or permanent things, as lands or buildings.

14.  real
Math.

15.  real
of, pertaining to, or having the value of a real number.

16.  real
using real numbers:
real analysis; real vector space.

17. (adv.) real
Informal. very or extremely:
You did a real nice job.

18. (n.) real
the real,

19.  real
something that actually exists.

20.  real
reality in general.

21.  real
in reality; actually.

22.  real
genuine; sincere.

23. (n.) real
a former silver coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to ? of a peso.

Etymology: (1605–15; < Sp: royal < L rēgālisregal)

Definition of 'Real'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) real number, real
any rational or irrational number

2. (noun) real
the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

3. (adj) real
an old small silver Spanish coin

4. (adj) real, existent
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
"real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

5. (adj) real(a)
no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
"the real reason"; "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"

6. (adj) real
not to be taken lightly
"statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"

7. (adj) real, tangible
capable of being treated as fact
"tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"

8. (adj) actual, genuine, literal, real
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
"her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

9. (adj) real
of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
"real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"

10. (adj) substantial, real, material
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
"the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare

11. (adj) real
(of property) fixed or immovable
"real property consists of land and buildings"

12. (adverb) veridical, real
coinciding with reality
"perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson

13. (adverb) very, really, real, rattling
used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
"she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"

Definition of 'Real'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) real
≠ false, fake
The flowers are real, not plastic.; firefighters practicing for a real emergency; real Mexican food; Is he for real? Nobody's that perfect!; I thought I was in love, but it wasn't the real thing.

2.  real
the real thing
having all the qualities that make sth a good example of its type
When you have problems, you find out who your real friends are.; Back then I didn't have any real worries.

3.  real
existing, not imagined or created
Mom, are the monsters in the movie real?; In real life, the endings are not always happy.; She lives in her imagination, not the real world.

4.  real
the real world
emphasizes sth
You're being a real jerk.

5. (adverb) real
very; = really
a real beautiful morning

Definition of 'Real'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Real
royal; regal; kingly

2. (adj) Real
actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life

3. (adj) Real
true; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger

4. (adj) Real
relating to things, not to persons

5. (adj) Real
having an assignable arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary

6. (adj) Real
pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in distinction from personal or movable property

7. (noun) Real
a small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system

8. (noun) Real
a realist

Definitions of 'Real'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. Real
an old Spanish silver coin still in use in Spain, Mexico, and some other of the old Spanish colonies, also is a money of account in Portugal; equals one-fourth of the peseta, and varies in value from 2½ d. to 5d. with the rise and fall of exchange.

2. Real
a legal term in English law applied to property of a permanent or immovable kind, e. g. land, to distinguish it from personal or movable property.

Definitions of 'Real'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. Real
Not simulated. Often used as a specific antonym to virtual in any of its jargon senses.

Translation of 'Real'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: which actually exists There's a real monster in that cave.
Afrikaans: regte	Arabic: حَقيقي	Bulgarian: истински
Brazilian: verdadeiro	Czech: skutečný	German: echt
Danish: rigtig	Greek: αληθινός	Spanish: de verdad, verdadero
Estonian: tõeline	Farsi: واقعی	Finnish: oikea
French: vrai	Hebrew: אֲמִיתִי	Hindi: यथार्थ
Croatian: stvaran, pravi	Hungarian: igazi	Indonesian: benar-benar ada
Icelandic: raunverulegur	Italian: vero	Japanese: 実在の
Korean: 실재하는	Lithuanian: tikras	Latvian: īsts
Malay: benar-benar	Dutch: echt	Norwegian: virkelig, ekte
Polish: prawdziwy	Persian: واقعی	Pashto: رښتينى، حقيقى، واقعى، اصل
Portuguese: verdadeiro	Romanian: adevărat, real	Russian: реальный
Slovak: skutočný, naozajstný	Slovenian: resničen	Serbian: stvaran
Swedish: verklig, riktig	Thai: มีอยู่จง	Turkish: gerçek, sahi
Taiwanese: 真實存在的	Ukrainian: реальний, існуючий	Urdu: اصلی
Vietnamese: thực sự	Chinese: 真实的
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