re·al /ˈriəl/
1. any rational or irrational number
synset: real_number, real
2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
synset: real
3. an old small silver Spanish coin
synset: real
1. 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
2. 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"
synset: real
3. 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"
synset: real
4. capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
5. 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"
synset: actual, genuine, literal, real
6. of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
synset: real
7. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"
synset: substantial, real, material
antonym: insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal
8. (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings"
synset: real
9. coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
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"
synset: very, really, real, rattling
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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