Adjective
1. 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!"- Longfellow2. 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"3. 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"4. not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
"real mink""true gold"5. 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"6. possible to be treated as fact;
"tangible evidence""his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"7. being value measured in terms of purchasing power;
"real prices""real income""real wages"8. 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"- Shakespeare9. (of property) fixed or immovable;
"real property consists of land and buildings; real estate"10. coinciding with reality;
"perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson11. founded on practical matters;
"a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"