- of, related to, or characteristic of surrealism
- of or like a dream; fantastic, hallucinatory, bizarre, etc.
Origin of surreal
back-formation from surrealism
adjective
The definition of surreal is seeming like a dream or fantasy.
An example of surreal is the experience of seeing a spirit.
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surreal
adjective
- Having qualities attributed to or associated with surrealism: “Even with most facilities shut down … a few mavericks managed to slip into the park to sample the almost surreal emptiness before the shutdown ended.” ( Peter H. King )
- Having an oddly dreamlike quality.
Origin of surreal
Back-formation from surrealismRelated Forms:
- sur′re·al′i·ty
noun
- sur·re′al·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more surreal, superlative most surreal)
- Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous
Noun
(plural surreals)
- (mathematics) surreal number
Origin
Back-formation from surrealism.
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Sentence Examples
- He studied the surreal imagery of the situation.
- Just played a slightly surreal gig at 5:30pm at the Cardiff.
- They all are surreal, unrhymed lyrics.
- However, today I woke up unaided, in the middle of a rather surreal dream.
- It sounds surreal, but I had a real breakdown about saying goodbye to her.
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