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reality
[ree-al-i-tee]
noun
plural
realitiesthe state or quality of being real.
resemblance to what is real.
a real thing or fact.
real things, facts, or events taken as a whole; state of affairs.
the reality of the business world; vacationing to escape reality.
Philosophy.
something that exists independently of ideas concerning it.
something that exists independently of all other things and from which all other things derive.
something that is real.
something that constitutes a real or actual thing, as distinguished from something that is merely apparent.
adjective
noting or pertaining to a TV program or film that portrays nonactors interacting or competing with each other in real but contrived situations, allegedly without a script.
a popular reality show; reality TV.
reality
/ ɪˈæɪɪ /
noun
the state of things as they are or appear to be, rather than as one might wish them to be
something that is real
the state of being real
philosophy
that which exists, independent of human awareness
the totality of facts as they are independent of human awareness of them See also conceptualism Compare appearance
actually; in fact
Other 51Թ Forms
- antireality adjective
- nonreality noun
- proreality noun
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
in reality, in fact or truth; actually.
brave in appearance, but in reality a coward.
Example Sentences
The series already aired in NZ, with the New Zealand Herald saying it could be “the reality TV hit of the year”.
Marty’s world is a heightened version of the discord we’re experiencing these days, but the calamities and the characters’ detachment from them don’t feel far from our reality.
His side, roughly speaking, sees urbanization as a permanent reality and harmonious biodiversity — sharing these spaces with our plant and animal relatives — as the most important goal.
There’s no point in denying, however, that according to his own dark theory of geopolitical reality, Netanyahu has created the conditions for decisive victory.
"Once you start being spoken about like a reality TV family," she continues.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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