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Real

noun/ɹˈiːəl/
Definition
any rational or irrational number
the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈiːəl/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈiəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈiəl/
1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈiːəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounany rational or irrational number
nounthe basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
nounan old small silver Spanish coin
adjectivebeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow
“real objects”
adjectiveno less than what is stated; worthy of the name
“the real reason”
adjectivenot to be taken lightly
“statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems”
adjectivecapable of being treated as fact
“tangible evidence”
adjectivebeing or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
“her actual motive”
adjectiveof, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
“real prices”
adjectivehaving substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare
“the substantial world”
adjective(of property) fixed or immovable
“real property consists of land and buildings”
adjectivecoinciding with reality; - F.A.Olafson
“perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception”
adverbused as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
“she was very gifted”
Word Forms
realnessnounthe state of being actual or real
realitynounthe state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
existencenounthe state or fact of existing
existverbhave an existence, be extant
tangiblenessnounthe quality of being perceivable by touch
genuinenessnounthe state of being genuine
literalnessnounadhereing to the concrete construal of something
substancenounthe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
substantialnessnounthe quality of being substantial or having substance
substantialitynounthe quality of being substantial or having substance
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
réel
tout nombre rationnel ou irrationnel
🇮🇹Italian
vero
qualsiasi numero razionale o irrazionale
🇳🇱Dutch
echt
elk rationeel of irrationeel getal
🇷🇺Russian
настоящий
любое рациональное или иррациональное число
India
🇮🇳Hindi
असली
कोई परिमेय या अपरिमेय संख्या
🇧🇩Bengali
বাস্তব
কোনো মূলদ বা অমূলদ সংখ্যা
🇮🇳Tamil
உண்மையான
ஏதேனும் பகுத்தறிவு அல்லது விகிதாசார எண்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిజమైన
ఏదైనా హేతుబద్ధమైన లేదా అకరణీయ సంఖ్య
🇮🇳Marathi
वास्तविक
कोणतीही परिमेय किंवा अपरिमेय संख्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
વાસ્તવિક
કોઈપણ તર્કસંગત અથવા અતાર્કિક સંખ્યા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಜವಾದ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಭಾಗಲಬ್ಧ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಾಗಲಬ್ಧ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
യഥാർത്ഥമായ
ഏതെങ്കിലും യുക്തിസഹമോ അകാരണമോ ആയ സംഖ്യ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸਲੀ
ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਤਰਕਸੰਗਤ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਕਹੀਣ ਸੰਖਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
حقیقی
کوئی بھی عقلی یا غیر معقول نمبر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
真实的
任何有理数或无理数
🇯🇵Japanese
本物
任意の有理数または無理数
🇰🇷Korean
진짜
유리수 또는 무리수
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thực tế
bất kỳ số hữu tỷ hoặc vô tỷ
🇹🇭Thai
จริง
จำนวนตรรกยะหรือจำนวนอตรรกยะใดๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
nyata
bilangan rasional atau irasional apa pun
🇵🇭Filipino
totoo
anumang rasyonal o hindi makatwirang numero
🇲🇾Malay
sebenar
sebarang nombor rasional atau tidak rasional
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حقيقي
أي عدد عقلاني أو غير عقلاني
🇮🇷Persian
واقعی
هر عدد گویا یا غیر منطقی
🇹🇷Turkish
gerçek
herhangi bir rasyonel veya irrasyonel sayı
🇮🇱Hebrew
רִיאָל
כל מספר רציונלי או אי-רציונלי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'real'?
The primary meaning of 'real' is 'any rational or irrational number'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'real' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'real' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'real' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'real' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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