noun
any rational or irrational number
Synonyms
real number
noun
the basic unit of money in Brazil
Examples
- equal to 100 centavos
noun
an old small silver Spanish coin
adjective
being or occurring in fact or actuality
Synonyms
Examples
- 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!"- Longfellow
adjective
no less than what is stated
Synonyms
real(a)
Examples
- 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
adjective
not to be taken lightly
Examples
- statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
- to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
adjective
capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
Examples
- tangible evidence
- his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
adjective
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Synonyms
Examples
- her actual motive
- a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
- a genuine dilemma
adjective
of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
Examples
- real prices
- real income
- real wages
adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
Examples
- not imaginary
- the substantial world
- a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
- The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
adjective
(of property) fixed or immovable
Examples
- real property consists of land and buildings
adjective
coinciding with reality
Synonyms
Examples
- perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
adverb
used as intensifiers
Synonyms
Examples
- `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