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real

adjective
re·​al | \ ˈrē(-ə)l How to pronounce real (audio) \

Definition of real

 (Entry 1 of 5)

1a : having objective independent existence unable to believe that what he saw was real
b : not artificial, fraudulent, or illusory : genuine real gold also : being precisely what the name implies a real professional
c(1) : occurring or existing in actuality saw a real live celebrity a story of real life
(2) : of or relating to practical or everyday concerns or activities left school to live in the real world
(3) : existing as a physical entity and having properties that deviate from an ideal, law, or standard a real gas — compare ideal sense 1b
d : complete, utter a real fiasco
e : fundamental, essential
f : measured by purchasing power real income real dollars
g(1) : belonging to or having elements or components that belong to the set of real numbers the real roots of an equation a real matrix
(2) : concerned with or containing real numbers real analysis
(3) : real-valued real variable
2 : of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things (such as lands or tenements) real property
3 of a particle : capable of being detected — compare virtual sense 4
for real
1 : genuine couldn't believe the threats were for real
2 : genuinely good or capable of success (as in competition) not yet sure if this team is for real
3 : in earnest : seriously fighting for real

real

adverb

Definition of real (Entry 2 of 5)

chiefly US, informal
: very, really —used as an intensifier It was a good furnace all last winter, they didn't have a single problem with it: it ran real quiet …— Garrison Keillor… the magazine isn't real sure who its readers are …— Tom Carson

real

noun (1)

Definition of real (Entry 3 of 5)

: a real thing especially : a mathematically real quantity

real

noun (2)
re·​al | \ rā-ˈäl How to pronounce real (audio) \

Definition of real (Entry 4 of 5)

1 plural reais\ ˈrāsh How to pronounce reais (audio) , ˈrās , ˈrāzh , ˈrāz\ or reis also reals : the basic monetary unit of Brazil — see Money Table
2 plural reales or reis\ ˈrāsh How to pronounce reis (audio) , ˈrās , ˈrāzh , ˈrāz\ : a former monetary unit and coin of Portugal

real

noun (3)
re·​al | \ rā-ˈäl How to pronounce real (audio) \
plural reales\ rā-​ˈä-​(ˌ)lās How to pronounce reales (audio) \ or reals

Definition of real (Entry 5 of 5)

: a former monetary unit and coin of Spain and its possessions
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Other Words from real

Adjective

realness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for real

Synonyms: Adjective

authentic, bona fide, certifiable, certified, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, pukka (also pucka), right, sure-enough, true

Synonyms: Adverb

achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang

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