Reality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

the state of being actual or real

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹɪˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪˈalɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹɪˈælᵻɾi/.

Examples

his world was shattered
we live in different worlds
for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world realness realism

Antonyms

unreality

Parts of Speech

noun	all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you “his world was shattered”
noun	the state of being actual or real “the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him”
noun	the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be “businessmen have to face harsh realities”
noun	the quality possessed by something that is real

Word Forms

real	adjective	coinciding with reality; - F.A.Olafson
realist	noun	a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wirklichkeit

all deine Erfahrungen, die bestimmen, wie dir die Dinge erscheinen

🇫🇷French

réalité

toutes vos expériences qui déterminent la façon dont les choses vous apparaissent

🇪🇸Spanish

realidad

todas tus experiencias que determinan cómo te aparecen las cosas

🇮🇹Italian

realtà

tutte le tue esperienze che determinano come ti appaiono le cose

🇳🇱Dutch

realiteit

al je ervaringen die bepalen hoe de dingen op jou overkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

realidade

todas as suas experiências que determinam como as coisas aparecem para você

🇷🇺Russian

реальность

весь ваш опыт, который определяет, как вещи кажутся вам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वास्तविकता

आपके सभी अनुभव यह निर्धारित करते हैं कि चीज़ें आपको कैसी दिखाई देती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বাস্তবতা

আপনার সমস্ত অভিজ্ঞতা যা আপনার কাছে কীভাবে প্রদর্শিত হবে তা নির্ধারণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

யதார்த்தம்

உங்கள் அனுபவங்கள் அனைத்தும் உங்களுக்கு எப்படித் தோன்றும் என்பதைத் தீர்மானிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వాస్తవికత

విషయాలు మీకు ఎలా కనిపిస్తాయో నిర్ణయించే మీ అనుభవాలన్నీ

🇮🇳Marathi

वास्तव

तुमचे सर्व अनुभव जे तुम्हाला गोष्टी कशा दिसतात हे ठरवतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાસ્તવિકતા

તમારા બધા અનુભવો જે નક્કી કરે છે કે વસ્તુઓ તમને કેવી દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸ್ತವ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅನುಭವಗಳು ನಿಮಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಗೋಚರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാഥാർത്ഥ്യം

നിങ്ങളുടെ എല്ലാ അനുഭവങ്ങളും കാര്യങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് എങ്ങനെ ദൃശ്യമാകുമെന്ന് നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਲੀਅਤ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

حقیقت

آپ کے تمام تجربات جو اس بات کا تعین کرتے ہیں کہ چیزیں آپ کو کیسے دکھائی دیتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

现实

你所有的经历决定了事情对你的看法

🇯🇵Japanese

現実

物事があなたにどのように見えるかを決定するすべての経験

🇰🇷Korean

현실

사물이 당신에게 어떻게 나타나는지 결정하는 모든 경험

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thực tế

tất cả những trải nghiệm của bạn quyết định cách mọi thứ xuất hiện với bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นจริง

ประสบการณ์ทั้งหมดของคุณที่กำหนดว่าสิ่งต่างๆ จะปรากฏต่อคุณอย่างไร

🇮🇩Indonesian

realitas

semua pengalaman Anda yang menentukan bagaimana segala sesuatunya tampak bagi Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

katotohanan

lahat ng iyong mga karanasan na tumutukoy kung paano lumilitaw ang mga bagay sa iyo

🇲🇾Malay

realiti

semua pengalaman anda yang menentukan bagaimana keadaan kelihatan kepada anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الواقع

كل تجاربك هي التي تحدد كيف تظهر الأشياء لك

🇮🇷Persian

واقعیت

تمام تجربیات شما که تعیین می کنند چیزها چگونه به شما ظاهر می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

gerçeklik

olayların size nasıl görüneceğini belirleyen tüm deneyimleriniz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְצִיאוּת

כל החוויות שלך שקובעות איך הדברים נראים לך

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The primary meaning of 'reality' is 'all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you'.

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