Surreal Definition & Meaning
surreal
- adjective
- characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"
- resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream"
"Surreal" in song lyrics
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"Surreal"
Atoms Family — Small Violins -
"It's just surreal"
Atoms Family — Small Violins -
"The blood splash on the kid is surreal"
Chief Kamachi — The Gospel
Words that rhyme with surreal
Usage tips for "surreal"
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does surreal mean?
- characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream"
- What part of speech is surreal?
- Surreal is an adjective.
- How many definitions does surreal have?
- Surreal has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).