Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something.
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "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"
(economics) being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
(of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate"
an old small silver Spanish coin
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"
any rational or irrational number
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
intensifiers; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; (`real' is sometimes used informally for `really' as in "I'm real sorry about it"; `rattling' is informal as in "a rattling good yarn")
being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
used as intensifiers; `real'' is sometimes used informally for `really''; `rattling'' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I''m real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
capable of being treated as fact
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
coinciding with reality
not to be taken lightly
(of property) fixed or immovable
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
