real

(noun, adjective, adverb)

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

Similar word(s): proper, true

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

Similar word(s): rattling, really, very

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