| Noun | 1. | real - any rational or irrational number | |
| 2. | real - an old small silver Spanish coincoin - a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money | |
| Adj. | 1. | real - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellowconcrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" | |
| 2. | real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "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"unreal - not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art" | |
| 3. | real - being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" | |
| 4. | real - not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" | |
| 5. | real - 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"serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" | |
| 6. | real - possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" | |
| 7. | real - being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"nominal - being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or face value" | |
| 8. | real - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespearematerial - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" | |
| 9. | real - (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate"tangible - (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" | |
| 10. | real - coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafsonrealistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" | |
| 11. | real - founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" | |
| Adv. | 1. | real - used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" | |