Real Definition & Meaning

real
adverb
  1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
adjective
  1. 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
  2. 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 time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
  3. 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"
  4. capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
  5. 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"
  6. of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
  7. 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
  8. (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings"
  9. coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
noun
  1. any rational or irrational number
  2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
  3. an old small silver Spanish coin

"Real" in song lyrics

See how real is used in real songs:

  • "Unnecessary, that I unleash the real"
    (11/5 f/) Taydatay — Roll 'Em Up [Edit]
  • "Splurge before the deal, defition of real"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Othorized F.A.M. — Staten Islanders
  • "Before they cop a tail, let's keep it real"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Crunch Lo, Lace — Exclusive Darts

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