English Online Dictionary. What means reality? What does reality mean?
English
Etymology
From French réalité (“quality of being real”), from Middle French realité (“property, possession”), from Medieval Latin reālitās, from Late Latin reālis (“real”), equivalent to real + -ity. Recorded since 1550 as a legal term in the sense of “fixed property” (compare real estate, realty); the sense “real existence” is attested from 1647. First attested in c. 1540.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈælɪti/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹiˈæləti/
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
reality (usually uncountable, plural realities)
- The state of being actual or real; realness.
- The real world.
- A real entity, event, or other fact.
- The entirety of all that is real.
- An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
- (obsolete) Loyalty; devotion.
- (law, obsolete) Realty; real estate.
- (broadcasting, attributive) Reality television.
Synonyms
- truth
- actuality
Antonyms
- fantasy
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Collocations
- harsh reality
- stark reality
- brutal reality
- grim reality
- bitter reality
Translations
Further reading
- reality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- irately, tearily
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛalɪtɪ]
Noun
reality f
- inflection of realita:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Italian
Etymology
Clipping of reality show, from English reality show.
Noun
reality m (plural realities)
- (television) reality show
- Synonym: reality show
Further reading
- reality in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, a clipping of reality show, from English reality show.
Pronunciation
Noun
reality m (plural realities)
- (Brazil, television) reality show
- Synonym: reality show
Spanish
Etymology
Clipping of reality show, from unadapted borrowing from English reality show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈaliti/ [reˈa.li.t̪i]
- Rhymes: -aliti
- Syllabification: re‧a‧li‧ty
Noun
reality m (plural realities or realitys)
- (television) reality show
- Synonyms: reality show, programa de telerrealidad
Usage notes
- According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “reality”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “show reality” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.