Meaning of real in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A commodity; see realty.

• (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

• A real number.

• A realist.

adjective

• True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

• Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

  Example: This is real leather.

• Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

  Example: These are real tears!

• Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

  Example: a description of real life

• That has objective, physical existence.

  Example: No one has ever seen a real unicorn.

• Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).

  Example: My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.

• Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

• (of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

• Relating to immovable tangible property.

  Example: real estate;  real property

• Absolute, complete, utter.

  Example: This is a real problem.

• Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.

  Example: I'm keeping it real.

adverb

• Really, very.

  Example: When I told him the truth, he got real mad.

noun

• Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

• A coin worth one real.

noun

• A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

• A coin worth one real.

noun

• A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.

• A coin worth one real.