Main entry: real
Definition: an old small silver Spanish coin
Main entry: real
Definition: the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
Main entry: real, real number
Definition: any rational or irrational number
Definition: capable of being treated as fact
Usage: tangible evidence; his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
Main entry: real, material, substantial
Definition: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Usage: the substantial world; a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical; most ponderous and substantial things- Shakespeare
Definition: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
Usage: real objects; real people; not ghosts; a film based on real life; a real illness; real humility; Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow
Main entry: real
Definition: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
Usage: 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
Main entry: real
Definition: of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
Usage: real prices; real income; real wages
Definition: coinciding with reality
Usage: perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson
Main entry: real
Definition: not to be taken lightly
Usage: statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems; to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
Main entry: real
Definition: (of property) fixed or immovable
Usage: real property consists of land and buildings
Main entry: genuine, literal, actual, real
Definition: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Usage: her actual motive; a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton; a genuine dilemma
Main entry: rattling, real, really, very
Definition: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
Usage: she was very gifted; he played very well; a really enjoyable evening; I'm real sorry about it; a rattling good yarn