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Real

adjective

1.

Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory. Synonym: existent. "Real people; not ghosts" , "A film based on real life" , "A real illness" , "Real humility" , "Life is real! Life is earnest!"

2.

No less than what is stated; worthy of the name. "Real war" , "A real friend" , "A real woman" , "Meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal" , "It's time he had a real job" , "It's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"

3.

Not to be taken lightly. "To the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"

4.

Capable of being treated as fact. Synonym: tangible. "His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"

5.

Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. Synonyms: actual, genuine, literal. "A literal solitude like a desert" , "A genuine dilemma"

6.

Of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation. "Real income" , "Real wages"

7.

Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary. Synonyms: material, substantial. "A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical" , "Most ponderous and substantial things"

8.

(of property) fixed or immovable.

9.

Coinciding with reality. Synonym: veridical.

adverb

1.

Used as intensifiers; 'real' is sometimes used informally for 'really'; 'rattling' is informal. Synonyms: rattling, really, very. "He played very well" , "A really enjoyable evening" , "I'm real sorry about it" , "A rattling good yarn"

noun

(pl. reals, reales)

1.

Any rational or irrational number. Synonym: real number.

2.

The basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos.

3.

An old small silver Spanish coin.

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"Real" Quotes from Famous Books

... afraid I am a coward forever, for there is a ghastly illness takes possession of me as I write these details to you. But anyway, put a red mark on your calendar beside the date on which you get this letter, and joyfully say to yourself that Marian has found two real, ...

— Her Father's Daughter • Gene Stratton-Porter

... is said that he wanted to have the jewel reset before he presented it to the Queen; and on the stone being fetched from his cabinet he made the dreadful discovery that the real gem had been stolen, and a paste ...

— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 32, June 17, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various

... pretended a certain amount of affection. He remembered the evening when Blix had brought those days to an abrupt end, and how at the moment he had told himself that after all he had never known the real Blix. Since then, in the charming, unconventional life they had led, everything had been changed. He had come to know her for what she was, to know her genuine goodness, her sincerity, her contempt of affectations, her comradeship, her calm, fine strength and unbroken good nature; and day by day, ...

— Blix • Frank Norris

... her of her real affair in that part of the world. "Good gracious!" she said. "Where have the children got to? We must take Lucy pretty soon, so that George can go and sit with the Class. We must catch ...

— The Magnificent Ambersons • Booth Tarkington

... wrong, too, somewhere. Were all your servants trusty? Was there no one who would withhold a letter if he had written? Were you always at home when he called?" Thornton questioned her rapidly, for there was a suspicion in his mind as to the real culprit; but he would not hint it to Anna unless she suggested it herself. And this she was not likely to do. Mrs. Meredith had been too kind to her during the past summer, and especially during her illness, to allow of such ...

— The Rector of St. Mark's • Mary J. Holmes

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