real McCoy
The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.
real
/ɹiːl/
noun 10adj 5name 2adv 1
Collocations
5(adj.) serious
VERBS
be | become
ADV
all too, very
The problem of homelessness in our city is all too real for the families living on the streets.
(adj.) genuine
VERBS
be, look, seem
ADV
enough
The coffee tasted real enough to wake me up before my important meeting.
Definitions
adj
1
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.
[T]he real reason he didn't come was because he was scared of flying[.]
2
Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
This is real leather.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
3
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
These are real tears!
Whose perfection farr excell’d Hers in all real dignitie
4
Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
a description of real life
I waked, and found / Before mine eyes all real, as the dream / Had lively shadowed.
5
That has objective, physical existence.
No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
adv
1
Really; very.
When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
Se looked at me real strange.
noun
1
A commodity; see realty.
2
One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
3
A real number.
There have been several classical constructions of the reals that avoid these problems, the most famous ones being Dedekind Cuts and Cauchy Sequences, named respectively for the mathematicians Richard Dedekind (1831 - 1916) and Augustine Cauchy (1789 - 1857). We will not discuss these constructions here, but will use a more modern one developed by Gabriel Stolzenberg, based on "interval arithmetic."
4
A realist.
Scotists, Thomists, Reals, Nominals
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — capable of being treated as fact
adjective — having substance or capable of being treated as fact
adjective — being or occurring in fact or actuality
adjective — coinciding with reality
- veridical
Antonyms
- insubstantial
- unsubstantial
- unreal
- nominal
Idioms & Phrases
keep it real
To perform an individual’s experience of being black in the United States.
real deal
A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard.
George Michael is the real deal—a real blue-eyed soul artist whom you can wholeheartedly get behind, knowing that you'll never be duped or deceived by his lust for commercial succe
real men don't eat quiche
The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.
for real and for true
Genuinely; truly.
Example Bank
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City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.
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[T]he real reason he didn't come was because he was scared of flying[.]
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Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Ho
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When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
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Se looked at me real strange.
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We were meeting in the Oval Office and I saw the morning news report and I just happened casually to mention to George I says- 'Well I'll betcha that President Johnson is gonna be real pleased when he
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, real is marked as obsolete, US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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