real.
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Meaning & usage
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.
Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
This is real leather.
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
These are real tears!
Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
That has objective, physical existence.
No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
What is the real GNP of this polity?
Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
Relating to immovable tangible property.
real estate; real property
Absolute, complete, utter.
This is a real problem.
Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.
I'm keeping it real.
Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success. Firm through directness, readiness to confront.
yo, Imma be real with u... don't ever text me again
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis. In modern times, likely strengthened by or conflated with the use of the prefix re-, analyzable as re- + -al.
Really; very.
When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
Se looked at me real strange.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis. In modern times, likely strengthened by or conflated with the use of the prefix re-, analyzable as re- + -al.
A commodity; see realty.
One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
A real number.
A realist.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis. In modern times, likely strengthened by or conflated with the use of the prefix re-, analyzable as re- + -al.
Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
A coin worth one real.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.
A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
A coin worth one real.
Where this word comes from
From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal; royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.
A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
A coin worth one real.
Where this word comes from
From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal; royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.
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