real1
/
riːl/
adj.
- actually existing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.
▸Philosophy relating to something as it is, not merely as it may be described or distinguished.
- not artificial or made in imitation of something; genuine.
▸rightly so called; proper:
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he's my idea of a real man.
- significant; serious:
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a real danger.
- adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power.
- Mathematics (of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.
- Optics (of an image) such that the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.
adv.
informal, chiefly N. Amer. really; very.
Phrase
- for real
informal used to emphasize that something is genuine or serious.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman Fr., from late L. realis, from L. res ‘thing’.
real2
/
reɪˈɑːl/
n.
- the basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.
- a former coin and monetary unit of various Spanish-speaking countries.
Etymology
Sp. and Port., lit. ‘royal’ (adj. used as n.).
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