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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. surrealadjective

   Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous

FreebaseRate this definition:1.3 / 3 votes

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.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Michael Aloi:

   Seeing just that stream of spray going into their eyes. And then the woman officer just with her head rubbing her eyes, turning away. What did she do that day, other than show up to do her job, staring down thousands of angry people ? and then the officer who is now no longer with us, it's almost surreal, sort of walking in solitude rubbing his eyes on the Capitol steps.

2. Brandon Allen:

   It's surreal, people around me I know are dying. I know of a couple people who have died. I know a couple of people who are fighting for their lives. Everyday you hear of another person who has it.

3. Steve Wojciechowski:

   It’s surreal, how many things in your life have been consistent over a 40-year period, where you know you go somewhere and turn on the TV, there’s a constant there that you can depend on? In all of our lives? Very few. Duke, and Coach K being there, is one of them.

4. Jenhifer Pratt:

   It is kind of surreal to think about it. It is all so close, in so many ways.

5. Douglas Mark Hughes:

   People were not frightened at all, i waved back. That part of it was surreal.

Popularity rank by frequency of use