real
adjective
1. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not fake
- real objects
- real people; not ghosts
- a film based on real life
Similar word(s): concrete, echt, genuine, actual, factual, documentary, objective, historical, realistic, sincere, existent
2. true, genuine; no less than what is stated.
- the real reason
- real war
- a real friend
3. not to be taken lightly
- statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
- to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
Similar word(s): serious
4. capable of being treated as fact
- his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
Similar word(s): concrete, tangible
5. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Similar word(s): true, actual, genuine, literal
6. of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
- real prices
- real income
- real wages
7. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Similar word(s): material, material, substantial
8. (of property) fixed or immovable
- real property consists of land and buildings
Similar word(s): tangible
9. related to reality; real, realistic.
Similar word(s): realistic, veridical
Sentences with real as an adjective:
- This is real leather.
- These are real tears!
- a description of real life
- No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
- My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
- What is the real GNP of this polity?
- real estate;
- This is a real problem.
- I'm keeping it real.
adverb
1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
- a really enjoyable evening
- I'm real sorry about it
noun
1. any rational or irrational number
Definition categories: quantity, imaginary
2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
Definition categories: quantity
3. an old small silver Spanish coin
Definition categories: possession, coin