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real

Pronunciation: /ɹiːl/

The English word “real” has 20 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
  2. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
  3. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
  4. Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
  5. That has objective, physical existence.
  6. Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
  7. Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
  8. 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.
  9. Relating to immovable tangible property.
  10. Absolute, complete, utter.
  11. Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.
  12. Firm through directness, readiness to confront.

adverb

  1. Really; very.

noun

  1. A commodity; see realty.
  2. One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
  3. A real number.
  4. A realist.
  5. Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
  6. A coin worth one real.
  7. A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

Etymology

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.

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