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surreal
[ suh-ree-uhl, -reel ]
/ səˈri əl, -ˈril /
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adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic: surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.
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Origin of surreal
OTHER WORDS FROM surreal
sur·re·al·ly, adverbsur·re·al·i·ty [suh-ree-al-i-tee], /sə riˈæl ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby surreal
Surprise Symphony, surprising, surprisingly, surra, Surratt, surreal, surrealism, surrealistic, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder
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How to use surreal in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for surreal
surreal
/ (səˈrɪəl) /
adjective
suggestive of surrealism; dreamlike
noun
the surreal the atmosphere or qualities evoked by surrealism
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