Reality Definition
rē-ălĭ-tē
realities
noun
realities
One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual.
American Heritage
The quality of being true to life.
Webster's New World
Something that is real; fact.
Webster's New World
The quality or fact of being real.
Webster's New World
The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Designating or of programming, a show, etc. that features people, who are not actors, engaged in unscripted activity, often in contrived situations.
Webster's New World
idiom
in reality
- In fact; actually.
American Heritage
in reality
- in fact; actually
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Reality
Noun
Singular:
realityPlural:
realitiesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Reality
Origin of Reality
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Recorded since 1550 as a legal term in the sense of “fixed property" (compare real estate), from Medieval Latin realitas, from Late Latin realis (“real"); the sense “real existence" is attested from 1647.
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