reality

Plural

realities

1. 1.The state of being actual or real; realness.

   • The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.

2. 2.The real world.

   • Does this mean that reality has caught up with science fiction?
   • A man very often fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.

3. 3.A real entity, event, or other fact.

   • And to realities yield all her shows.
   • The ultimate reality of life is that it ends in death.
   • My neck, Sir, may be an idea to you, but to me it is a reality.

4. 4.The entirety of all that is real.

Overall

Common· #956

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• world

Word family

• real