real

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

• “real objects”
• “real people; not ghosts”
• “a film based on real life”
• “a real illness”
• “real humility”
• “Life is real! Life is earnest!” Longfellow

no less than what is stated; worthy of the name

• “the real reason”
• “real war”
• “a real friend”
• “a real woman”
• “meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal”
• “it”
• “;”
• “s no penny-ante job--he”

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

• “her actual motive”
• “a literal solitude like a desert” G.K.Chesterton
• “a genuine dilemma”

not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin

• “real mink”
• “true gold”

not to be taken lightly

• “statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems”
• “to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real”

possible to be treated as fact

• “tangible evidence”
• “his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor”

being value measured in terms of purchasing power

• “real prices”
• “real income”
• “real wages”

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

• “the substantial world”
• “a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical”
• “most ponderous and substantial things” Shakespeare

(of property) fixed or immovable

• “real property consists of land and buildings; real estate”

coinciding with reality

• “perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception” F.A.Olafson

founded on practical matters

• “a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time”

used as intensifiers

• “real”
• “really”
• “rattling”
• “she was very gifted”
• “he played very well”
• “a really enjoyable evening”
• “I”
• “;”

any rational or irrational number

an old small silver Spanish coin