English to English
real
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adjective (a)
- no less than what is stated; worthy of the name(adj.all)Example:
The real reason.
Real war.
A real friend.
A real woman.
Meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal.
It's time he had a real job.
It's no penny-ante job--he's making real money.
source: wordnet30 - of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation(adj.all)Example:
Real prices.
Real income.
Real wages.
source: wordnet30 - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Royal; regal; kingly.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- an old small silver Spanish coin(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.(noun)source: webster1913
- A realist.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal(adv.all)Example:
A really enjoyable evening.
I'm real sorry about it.
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adjective satellite (s)
- not to be taken lightly(adj.all)Example:
Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems.
To the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real.
source: wordnet30 - capable of being treated as fact(adj.all)Example:
His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor.
source: wordnet30 - (of property) fixed or immovable(adj.all)Example:
Real property consists of land and buildings.
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