Definitions for reality
riˈæl ɪ tire·al·i·ty

Princeton's WordNet(4.13 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. world, reality(noun)

   all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

   "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

2. reality, realness, realism(noun)

   the state of being actual or real

   "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"

3. reality(noun)

   the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

   "businessmen have to face harsh realities"

4. reality(noun)

   the quality possessed by something that is real

Wiktionary(2.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reality(Noun)

   The state of being actual or real.

   The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1550, originally a legal term in the sense of "fixed property" (compare real estate), from Medieval Latin realitas, from Late Latin realis 'real'; meaning "real existence" is from 1647.

2. reality(Noun)

   A real entity, event or other fact.

   The ultimate reality of life is it ends in death.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1550, originally a legal term in the sense of "fixed property" (compare real estate), from Medieval Latin realitas, from Late Latin realis 'real'; meaning "real existence" is from 1647.

3. reality(Noun)

   The entirety of all that is real.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1550, originally a legal term in the sense of "fixed property" (compare real estate), from Medieval Latin realitas, from Late Latin realis 'real'; meaning "real existence" is from 1647.

4. reality(Noun)

   An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1550, originally a legal term in the sense of "fixed property" (compare real estate), from Medieval Latin realitas, from Late Latin realis 'real'; meaning "real existence" is from 1647.

Webster Dictionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reality(noun)

   the state or quality of being real; actual being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact

   Etymology: [Cf. F. ralit, LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]

2. Reality(noun)

   that which is real; an actual existence; that which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has objective existence, and is not merely an idea

   Etymology: [Cf. F. ralit, LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]

3. Reality(noun)

   loyalty; devotion

   Etymology: [Cf. F. ralit, LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]

4. Reality(noun)

   see 2d Realty, 2

   Etymology: [Cf. F. ralit, LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]

Freebase(4.33 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reality

   Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. In a wider definition, reality includes everything that is and has been, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. A still more broad definition includes everything that has existed, exists, or will exist. Philosophers, mathematicians, and other ancient and modern thinkers, such as Aristotle, Plato, Frege, Wittgenstein, and Russell, have made a distinction between thought corresponding to reality, coherent abstractions, and that which cannot even be rationally thought. By contrast existence is often restricted solely to that which has physical existence or has a direct basis in it in the way that thoughts do in the brain. Reality is often contrasted with what is imaginary, delusional, in the mind, dreams, what is false, what is fictional, or what is abstract. At the same time, what is abstract plays a role both in everyday life and in academic research. For instance, causality, virtue, life and distributive justice are abstract concepts that can be difficult to define, but they are only rarely equalled with pure delusions. Both the existence and reality of abstractions is in dispute: one extreme position regard them as mere words, another position regard them as higher truths than less abstract concepts. This disagreement is the basis of the philosophical Problem of universals.

Editors Contribution(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. reality

   Our perception of what is real.

   Our sense of reality is a facet of our life and how we perceive our lives.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reality' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1586

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reality' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2558

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reality' in Nouns Frequency: #640

Anagrams for reality »

1. irately

How to pronounce reality?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reality in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of reality in a Sentence

1. Claudia Forrester:

   We hear a very different story, communication with those inside the walls makes it obvious that these procedures are not the lived reality.

2. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Knowledge and awareness of nature and spirituality open the door of truth and reality thereupon as birth as death is a secret process, and life journey stays between nothing and something until destiny and destination.

3. Joshua Coleman:

   Many people have a powerful need and desire to be with family during the holidays. This is both for the companionship and to provide support, that reality may short out their capacity to appropriately weigh that desire against the risk of contagion. In addition, Contemporary Families're used to associating contagious diseases with the demonstration of obvious symptoms or distress. So the absence of those may also cause people to ignore the very real dangers of potential infection.

4. Stephen Powis:

   The 5G story is complete and utter rubbish, it's nonsense, it's the worst kind of fake news, the reality is that the mobile phone networks are absolutely critical to all of us.

5. David Ionovich Bronstein:

   Chess is infinite and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponents wildest dreams will become reality.

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