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reality definition

re·al·ity (rē al′ə tē)

noun pl. realities -·ties

  1. the quality or fact of being real
  2. something that is real; fact
  3. the quality of being true to life
  4. Philos. that which is real

Etymology: ML realitas

adjective

TV designating or of programming, a show, etc. that features people, who are not actors, engaged in unscripted activity, often in contrived situations
reality Idioms

in reality

in fact; actually

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reality Synonyms

reality

n.

  1. The state of being real

    authenticity, factual basis, truth, actuality, realness, substantiality, existence, substance, materiality, being, presence, actual existence, entity, sensibility, corporeality, solidity, perceptibility, true being, absoluteness, tangibility, palpability, verity.

  2. Anything that is real

    fact, actuality, certainty, actual state of things; see fact 1, 2.

in reality

in fact, in truth, actually; see really 1.


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reality Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • situation: By dressing it up with ceremony and gravity it perhaps better points to the reality of the situation.

Converse of object

  • reflect: Reality TV also paints our attempts to reflect reality in a poor light.

Adjective modifier

  • virtual: Virtual reality can now be found on your PC.

Modifies a noun

  • TV: Reality TV also paints our attempts to reflect reality in a poor light.

Noun used with modifier

  • dh: To find the but it would test their quot dh reality tv.
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reality quotes

The history of arms control is a history of great visions eventually mugged by reality.

-Adelman, Kenneth Lee

There is an awesome reality to Rent Day. It comes trumpeting, forcing the days before it into a wild scramble.

-Angelou, Maya originally MayaJohnson

   We shall maintain that no statement which refers to a 'reality'transcending the limits of all possible sense- experience can possibly have any literal significance.

-Ayer, SirAlfred Jules

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