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The child holds a real seashell to her ear.

Definition

Adjective:
- Coinciding with reality; not imaginary or false: Refers to something that exists in fact or actuality, as opposed to being an illusion, dream, or fiction.
- Genuine and authentic: Describes something that is true to its nature, not artificial, fake, or pretended.
- Serious and significant: Used to emphasize that something is important, substantial, and not to be ignored or taken lightly.
- Relating to actual value: Used in economics to describe amounts adjusted for inflation, reflecting true purchasing power.
Adverb (Informal):
- Very; really: Used as an intensifier, especially in informal speech, to mean "to a great degree."
Noun:
- A former Spanish silver coin: An old unit of currency.
- The basic monetary unit of Brazil: The standard currency of Brazil (plural: reais).
- Any rational or irrational number: In mathematics, a real number.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- The documentary showed the real struggles of everyday people. (It showed actual, factual struggles.)
- She is a real friend who always supports me. (She is a genuine and true friend.)
- After accounting for inflation, his real income has decreased. (His income measured by actual purchasing power.)
- The threat of climate change is a real problem. (It is a serious and substantial problem.)
Adverb (Informal):
- I'm real happy to see you. (I am very happy to see you.)
- That was a real good movie. (That was a really good movie.)
Noun:
- The museum displayed an old Spanish real. (A historical coin.)
- The price is fifty Brazilian reais. (The currency of Brazil.)
- Pi is a real number. (A number in the set of real numbers.)

Advanced Usage

"For real": Used to ask for or state that something is genuine, serious, or true.
- Are you moving to Paris for real? (Are you seriously/actually moving?)
- The competition starts now, for real. (It starts seriously/actually now.)
"Get real": An imperative phrase meaning "be realistic" or "face the facts."
- You think you can finish that in an hour? Get real. (Be realistic; that's not possible.)
"The real thing": The authentic, original, or best example of something.
- This isn't a copy; it's the real thing. (It is the genuine article.)

Variants and Related Words

Really (adv): In actual fact, truly, or very. (Formal counterpart to the informal adverbial "real").
- I really appreciate your help.
Reality (n): The state of things as they actually exist.
- She struggled to accept reality.
Realize (v): To become fully aware of something as a fact; to make something real.
- He didn't realize the consequences.
Realism (n): The attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is.
- His realism about the challenges was helpful.

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Related Idioms

"Keep it real": To be authentic and true to oneself; to stay grounded.
- No matter how famous he gets, he always tries to keep it real.
"In real time": Happening immediately, without any delay.
- The data is updated in real time.
"Real estate": Property consisting of land and the buildings on it.
- He works in real estate. (Note: This is a common compound noun listed here as a related term.)

The child holds a real seashell to her ear.

Adjective

coinciding with reality
- perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson
(of property) fixed or immovable
- real property consists of land and buildings
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- Shakespeare
of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
- real prices
- real income
- real wages
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
capable of being treated as fact
- tangible evidence
- his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
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
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
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow

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