real

The definition of real is something that is true and authentic or something is very important or significant.

(adjective)

See real in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

existing or happening as or in fact; actual, true, etc.; not merely seeming, pretended, imagined, fictitious, nominal, or ostensible
1. authentic; genuine
2. not pretended; sincere
designating wages or income as measured by purchasing power
Law of or relating to permanent, immovable things: real property
Math. designating or of the part of a complex number that is not imaginary: all irrational and rational numbers are real numbers
Optics of or relating to an image made by the actual meeting of light rays at a point
Philos. existing objectively; actual (not merely possible or ideal), or essential, absolute, ultimate (not relative, derivative, etc.)

Origin: OFr < ML realis < L res, thing < IE base *rei-, property, thing > Sans rai, wealth, property

noun

anything that actually exists, or reality in general: with the

adverb

Informal very

noun pl. reals or reales

a former monetary unit and silver coin of Spain and its possessions

Origin: Sp & Port, lit., royal < L regalis: see regal

noun

See real in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness.
b. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal: real people, not ghosts; a film based on real life.
c. Of or founded on practical matters and concerns: a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time.
Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious: real mink; real humility.
Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name: a real friend.
Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation: tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour.
Not to be taken lightly; serious: in real trouble.
Philosophy Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language.
Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power: real income; real growth.
Physics Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.
Mathematics Of, relating to, or being a real number.
Law Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land.