reality
the 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.
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.
Idioms about reality
in reality, in fact or truth; actually: brave in appearance, but in reality a coward.
Origin of reality
1Other words from reality
- an·ti·re·al·i·ty, adjective
- non·re·al·i·ty, noun, plural non·re·al·i·ties.
- pro·re·al·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby reality
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How to use reality in a sentence
Second, the recent surge looks relatively large compared to the spring spike — but in reality, it’s probably smaller.
In the 1940s, trailblazing physicists stumbled upon the next layer of reality.
How Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics | Charlie Wood | September 17, 2020 | Quanta MagazineIt’s still a ways off, but if companies like Wildtype can make their vision a reality, people, animals, and the planet will all be better off for it.
This Startup Is Growing Sushi-Grade Salmon From Cells in a Lab | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 16, 2020 | Singularity HubThe reality, though, can flower into all kinds of weirdness.
In many ways, it feels like Americans increasingly live in two different realities.
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But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races | David Freedlander | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThat is a reality that still eats at Grace Castro and Yvonne Lozoya.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis hero, Bruce Springsteen, is a gazillionaire, but he still manages to come across as a regular guy, so perception is reality.
He was a dreamer, an idealist, grounded in the reality he observed around him.
I mean, the reality of it was, I had to go out and get on a horse, and ride in, shoot the gun — how hard was that, right?
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe intensity of his sensations seemed inexplicable, unless some reality, some truth, lay behind them.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodWith less intelligent children traces of this tendency to take pictorial representation for reality may appear as late as four.
Children's Ways | James SullyThus they become accustomed to act as christians, to become so in reality in his time.
Isaacson thought what the world would say, and suddenly he knew the reality of his affection for Nigel.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensIn reality he was annoyed at having old Monsieur Farival, who considered himself the better sailor of the two.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for reality
/ (rɪˈælɪtɪ) /
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 (def. 6)
in reality actually; in fact
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