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Real

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Definitions for Real

noun
any rational or irrational number
Synonyms
real number
noun
the basic unit of money in Brazil
Examples
  1. equal to 100 centavos
noun
an old small silver Spanish coin
adjective
being or occurring in fact or actuality
Synonyms
Examples
  1. having verified existence
  2. not illusory
  3. real objects
  4. real people
  5. not ghosts
  6. a film based on real life
  7. a real illness
  8. real humility
  9. Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
adjective
no less than what is stated
Synonyms
real(a)
Examples
  1. worthy of the name
  2. the real reason
  3. real war
  4. a real friend
  5. a real woman
  6. meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal
  7. it's time he had a real job
  8. it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money
adjective
not to be taken lightly
Examples
  1. statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
  2. to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
adjective
capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
Examples
  1. tangible evidence
  2. 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
  1. her actual motive
  2. a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
  3. a genuine dilemma
adjective
of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
Examples
  1. real prices
  2. real income
  3. real wages
adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact
Synonyms
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  1. not imaginary
  2. the substantial world
  3. a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
  4. The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
adjective
(of property) fixed or immovable
Examples
  1. real property consists of land and buildings
adjective
coinciding with reality
Synonyms
Examples
  1. perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
adverb
used as intensifiers
Synonyms
Examples
  1. `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'
  2. `rattling' is informal
  3. she was very gifted
  4. he played very well
  5. a really enjoyable evening
  6. I'm real sorry about it
  7. a rattling good yarn

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