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reality
[ ree-al-i-tee ]
/ riĖƦl ÉŖ ti /
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noun, plural reĀ·alĀ·iĀ·ties for 3, 5-7.
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.
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Idioms about reality
in reality, in fact or truth; actually: brave in appearance, but in reality a coward.
OTHER WORDS FROM reality
anĀ·tiĀ·reĀ·alĀ·iĀ·ty, adjectivenonĀ·reĀ·alĀ·iĀ·ty, noun, plural nonĀ·reĀ·alĀ·iĀ·ties.proĀ·reĀ·alĀ·iĀ·ty, nounWords nearby reality
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British Dictionary definitions for reality
reality
/ (rÉŖĖƦlÉŖtÉŖ) /
noun plural -ties
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 themSee also conceptualism Compare appearance (def. 6)
in reality actually; in fact
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