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real in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    actual  genuine  literal  real 
  2. being or occurring in fact or actuality; 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
    real  existent 
  3. 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
    substantial  real  material 
  4. of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
    "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
    real 
  5. 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"
    real 
  6. capable of being treated as fact
    "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
    real  tangible 
  7. 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"
    real 
  8. (of property) fixed or immovable
    "real property consists of land and buildings"
    real 
  9. coinciding with reality
    "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
    veridical  real 
adverb
  1. 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"
    very  really  real  rattling  very  really  real  rattling 
noun
  1. an old small silver Spanish coin
    real 
  2. any rational or irrational number
    real number  real 
  3. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
    real 
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