real

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
    

Adverb

• 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
    

Noun

• an old small silver Spanish coin

• the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

• any rational or irrational number

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  veridical , substantial , material , actual , genuine , literal , tangible , real(a) , existent , very , really , rattling , real number
• Antonyms: 
  insubstantial , unsubstantial , unreal , nominal