Definitions for surreal
səˈri əl, -ˈrilsur·re·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 6 votes

1. phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealisticadjective

   characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

   "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"

2. dreamlike, surrealadjective

   resembling a dream

   "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream"

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1. surrealadjective

   Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous

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1. surreal

   Surreal refers to something that is characterized by the unconventional, strange, or dreamlike quality, often involving elements that are not bound by logical or rational explanations. It goes beyond reality and ordinary experiences, presenting a distorted or uncanny representation of the world. Surrealism as an art movement also explores the subconscious and aims to evoke emotions and challenge traditional notions of reality.

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1. Surreal

   "Surreal" is the seventeenth single by Ayumi Hamasaki, released on September 27, 2000. September also saw the release of her third full-length album Duty. Duty, like her previous studio albums, topped the charts and went on to sell over two million copies. On the same day, the single "Surreal" was released, which was an initial pressings only single, and it also topped the charts like Duty, making Hamasaki the fourth artist following Seiko Matsuda, KinKi Kids, and Wands to have a single and album top the charts on the same week. With the release of Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A 第1幕 topping the DVD charts, it gave her the record of being the first artist to top three charts on the same week.

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1. surreal

   Song lyrics by surreal -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by surreal on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce surreal?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Oliver

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How to say surreal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surreal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surreal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of surreal in a Sentence

1. Susan Sontag:

   The past itself, as historical change continues to accelerate, has become the most surreal of subjects -- making it possible to see a new beauty in what is vanishing.

2. Chris Kyle widow:

   I wanted to support everyone who made this movie representing real veteran families, but I didn't think I had the energy to show up at the Oscars, let alone be presentable, so, I find myself in a surreal position...like Cinderella who scrubs the floors but has a fairy Godmother (Warner Brothers) who got me on a plane and had a dress and jewelry and even the shoes and spanx waiting for me.

3. Harini Logan:

   I think honestly so surreal, it's my fourth time at Spelling Bee, this is such a dream, this is my fourth bee and I'm just so overwhelmed.

4. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes:

   You have to leave it all on the line when you're in the Super Bowl, just to be here it's surreal, finding a way to win in the end.

5. Danny Willett:

   It's a childhood dream, looking at the leaderboard, it's still a little bit surreal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=surreal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surreal
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=surreal