Etimology
From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis.
adjective
real (comparative realer or more real, superlative realest or most real)
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
That has objective, physical existence.
(economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
(economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
(mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
(law) Relating to immovable tangible property.
Absolute, complete, utter.
(slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
(informal) Firm.
Examples
[T]he real reason he didn't come was because he was scared of flying[.]
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
This is real leather.
Whose perfection farr excell’d Hers in all real dignitie
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you […] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
These are real tears!
a description of real life
I waked, and found / Before mine eyes all real, as the dream / Had lively shadowed.
No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
What is the real GNP of this polity?
real estate; real property
Many are perfect in men's humours that are not greatly capable of the real part of business.
This is a real problem.
I'm keeping it real.
yo, Imma be real with u... don't ever text me again
Related words
synonyms
(true, genuine): true, actual
(genuine, not artificial): authentic, genuine, actual
(genuine, unfeigned): authentic, genuine, heartfelt, true, actual
(that has physical existence): actual
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "true, genuine"): imaginary, nonreal, unreal
(antonym(s) of "genuine, not artificial"): artificial, counterfeit, fake, sham
(antonym(s) of "genuine, unfeigned"): feigned, sham, staged
(antonym(s) of "that has physical existence"): fictitious, imaginary, made-up, pretend (informal)
(antonym(s) of "relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line"): imaginary
adverb
real (not comparable)
(US, colloquial) Really; very.
Examples
When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
noun
real (plural reals)
A commodity; see realty.
(grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
(mathematics) A real number.
(obsolete) A realist.
Examples
There have been several classical constructions of the reals that avoid these problems, the most famous ones being Dedekind Cuts and Cauchy Sequences, named respectively for the mathematicians Richard Dedekind and Augustine Cauchy . We will not discuss these constructions here, but will use a more modern one developed by Gabriel Stolzenberg, based on "interval arithmetic."
Scotists, Thomists, Reals, Nominals
Etimology
Borrowed from Spanish real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.
noun
real (plural reals or reales)
Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
A coin worth one real.
Etimology
From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal; royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.
noun
real (plural reis or réis or reals)
A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
A coin worth one real.
noun
real (plural reais or reals)
A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
A coin worth one real.
Examples
200 Brazilian reais banknote
Brazilian real coins
Within weeks of this bombshell, an aide to the brother of the chairman of the PT, José Genoino, was arrested boarding a flight with 200,000 reais in a suitcase and $100,000 in his underpants.
Related words
synonyms
(old Portuguese and Brazilian unit of currency): rei
meronyms
(current Brazilian unit of currency): centavo
related terms
regal
royal
milreis