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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin re?lis (“actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh?ís (“wealth, goods”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: r??l, ri?l, r?l, IPA(key): /??i??l/, /????l/, /?i?l/
- Homophone: reel (some accents)
Adjective
real (comparative realer or more real, superlative realest or most real)
- True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
- Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
- Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
- Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
- a description of real life
- That has objective, physical existence.
- (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
- (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
- (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
- (law) Relating to immovable tangible property.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Cunning
- Many are perfect in men's humours that are not greatly capable of the real part of business.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Cunning
- Absolute, complete, utter.
- (slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
Synonyms
- (true, genuine): true, actual
- (genuine, not artificial): authentic, genuine, actual
- (genuine, unfeigned): authentic, genuine, heartfelt, true, actual
- (that has physical existence): actual
Antonyms
- (true, genuine): imaginary, non-real, unreal
- (genuine, not artificial): artificial, counterfeit, fake, sham
- (genuine, unfeigned): feigned, sham, staged
- (that has physical existence): fictitious, imaginary, made-up, pretend (informal)
- (relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line): imaginary
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
real (not comparable)
- (US, colloquial) Really, very.
Translations
Noun
real (plural reals)
- A commodity; see realty.
- (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
- (mathematics) 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."
- (obsolete) A realist.
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish real (“royal”), from Latin r?g?lis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of regal and royal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: r?äl', IPA(key): /?e????l/
- (US) enPR: r?äl', IPA(key): /?e???l/
Noun
real (plural reales)
- Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
- A coin worth one real.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin r?g?lis (“regal; royal”). Doublet of regal and royal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: r?äl', IPA(key): /?e????l/
- (US) enPR: r?äl', IPA(key): /?e???l/
Noun
real (plural reis or réis or reals)
- A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
- A coin worth one real.
real (plural reais or reals)
- A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
- 2011, Perry Anderson, "Lula's Brazil", London Review of Books, 33.VII:
- Within weeks of this bombshell, an aide to the brother of the chairman of the PT, José Genoino, was arrested boarding a flight with 200,000 reais in a suitcase and $100,000 in his underpants.
- 2011, Perry Anderson, "Lula's Brazil", London Review of Books, 33.VII:
- A coin worth one real.
Synonyms
- (old Portuguese and Brazilian unit of currency): rei
Meronyms
- (current Brazilian unit of currency): centavo
Related terms
- regal
- royal
- milreis
Translations
Anagrams
- Arel, Earl, Elar, Lare, Lear, Rael, Raël, earl, lare, lear, rale
Asturian
Adjective
real (epicene, plural reales)
- real
- royal
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /re?al/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin re?lis, from Latin r?s.
Adjective
real (masculine and feminine plural reals)
- real
Derived terms
- nombre real
- realment
Related terms
- realitat
Etymology 2
Noun
real m (plural reals)
- real (currency of Brazil)
Further reading
- “real” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “real” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “real” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “real” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin re?lis (“real, actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”).
Adjective
real
- real (true, genuine)
- real (that has physical existence)
Synonyms
- aqiqiy, kerçek
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Estonian
Noun
real
- adessive singular of rida
Galician
Etymology 1
From Latin r?g?lis (“royal”), from r?x (“king”) + -alis, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s (“ruler, king”).
Adjective
real m or f (plural reais)
- royal
- Synonym: rexio
Related terms
- realeza
- rei
Noun
real m (plural reais)
- real (former unit of currency of Spain)
- real (unit of currency used in Brazil)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latin re?lis (“actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *r?y- (“thing; possession”).
Adjective
real m or f (plural reais)
- real (actually being, existing)
Derived terms
- número real
Related terms
- realidade
- realismo
- realista
Further reading
- “real” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin re?lis. Doublet of reell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?al/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
real (comparative realer, superlative am realsten)
- that has physical existence; real
- pertaining to reality; real, realistic
- Diese Geschichte ist nicht real.
- Sie ist ein kluges Mädchen; sie denkt real.
- reale Pläne
- (economics) real (not nominal), measured in purchasing power
Declension
Synonyms
- (that has physical existence): echt, existent, bestehend, gegenständlich, dinglich
See also
- sachlich, tatsächlich, wirklich
Further reading
- “real” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
From English real, from Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin re?lis (“actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh?ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of riil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?al]
- Hyphenation: rè?al
Adjective
real
- real.
- Synonyms: aktual, berbentuk, berupa, kasatmata, konkret, nyata, riil, sesungguhnya, sungguh
Related terms
Further reading
- “real” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French reel, from Late Latin re?lis.
Alternative forms
- riall, realle, reale, ryall, reall
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??al/, /?ri?al/
Adjective
real
- (Late Middle English) real, true, factual
- (Late Middle English, law) concerning possessions
Descendants
- English: real
- Scots: real
References
- “r?al, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Etymology 2
Adjective
real
- Alternative form of ryal
Noun
real
- Alternative form of ryal
Adverb
real
- Alternative form of ryal
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French real.
Adjective
real m (feminine singular reale, masculine plural reals, feminine plural reales)
- royal; Alternative form of royal
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Late Latin realis.
Adjective
real (masculine and feminine real, neuter realt, definite singular and plural reale)
- actual, real
Derived terms
- realfag
Etymology 2
From Portuguese real, from Latin regalis.
Noun
real m (definite singular realen, indefinite plural realer, definite plural realene)
- the real, monetary unit of Brazil
References
- “real” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Late Latin re?lis, from Latin r?s (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²re?.?l/ (example of pronunciation)
Adjective
real (masculine and feminine real, neuter realt, definite singular and plural reale)
- actual, real
- candid
Derived terms
- realfag
Etymology 2
From Spanish and Portuguese real, from Latin r?g?lis (“royal”). Doublet of rijal.
Noun
real m (definite singular realen, indefinite plural realar, definite plural realane)
- (numismatics) the real, monetary unit of Brazil
- (numismatics, historical) a real, one of the former units of currency and coins used in Spain, Portugal and their colonies
Etymology 3
Noun
real ?
- (education, historical, colloquial) short for realskuleklasse
References
- “real” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- erla, lera, lêra, rale, rela
Old French
Adjective
real m (oblique and nominative feminine singular real or reale)
- royal; Alternative form of roial
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- El palés real venu sont
- They came into the royal palace
- El palés real venu sont
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Declension
Descendants
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?ja?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?e.?aw/, [?ë.?ä??]
- Hyphenation: re?al
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin re?lis (“actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *r?y- (“thing; possession”).
Adjective
real m or f (plural reais, comparable)
- true, real
- that has physical existence; real
- (mathematics, of a number) being a member of the set of real numbers; real
Inflection
Noun
real m (plural reais)
- a real number
Related terms
- realidade, realismo, realista, realístico, realizar, realmente
Etymology 2
From Latin r?g?lis (“royal”), from r?x (“king”) + -alis, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s (“ruler, king”).
Adjective
real m or f (plural reais, comparable)
- of or relating to the monarchy; royal; regal
- having the air or demeanour of a monarch; regal
Related terms
- realengo, realeza, rei, reino
Noun
real m (plural reais)
- a former Spanish currency
- the current Brazilian currency
Noun
real m (plural reais or réis)
- a former currency of Portugal and its colonies (the plural later became réis)
Further reading
- “real” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French réel, German real, both from Late Latin re?lis (“real, actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re?al]
Adjective
real m or n (feminine singular real?, masculine plural reali, feminine and neuter plural reale)
- real
Declension
Antonyms
- nereal
Related terms
- realitate
See also
- adev?rat
Further reading
- real in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
- Romanian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?al/, [re?al]
- Rhymes: -al
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin re?lis (“actual”), from Latin r?s (“matter, thing”).
Adjective
real (plural reales)
- real
- Synonyms: verdadero, existente
- Antonym: irreal
Derived terms
Related terms
- realidad
- realista
- realismo
- realizar
Etymology 2
From Latin r?g?lis (“regal, royal”), from r?x. Cognate with English regal and royal.
Adjective
real (plural reales)
- royal
- Synonym: regio
- Antonym: plebeyo
Noun
real m (plural reales)
- real (unit of currency)
- (Spain, historical, colloquial) a quarter of a peseta
Descendants
- ? Arabic: ????? (riy?l)
- Gulf Arabic: ????? (ry?l)
- ? Malagasy: ariary
- ? English: ariary
- ? Irish: réal
- ? Italian: reale
- ? Ottoman Turkish: ?????, ??????
- Turkish: riyal
- ? Ottoman Turkish: ?????, ??????
Derived terms
Related terms
- rey
Further reading
- “real” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Adjective
real (not comparable)
- objective, real, pertaining to real and physical objects
Declension
Synonyms
- saklig
Noun
real c
- Clipping of realskola.
- Clipping of realskoleexamen.
- real (currency of Brazil and formerly Portugal)
Declension
References
- real in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- lera
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fair
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??/, /f??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f???/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /fe?(?)/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /f??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: fare
Etymology 1
From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæ?er (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh??- (“to fasten, place”).
Cognate with Scots fayr, fare (“fair”), Danish feir, faver, fager (“fair, pretty”), Norwegian fager (“fair, pretty”), Swedish fager (“fair, pretty”), Icelandic fagur (“beautiful, fair”), Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”). See also peace.
Adjective
fair (comparative fairer, superlative fairest)
- (archaic or literary) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- 1460-1500, The Towneley Plays?
- He is so fair, without lease, he seems full well to sit on this.
- 1460-1500, The Towneley Plays?
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- 1605, The Booke of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, London: Robert Barker, “The order for the administration of the Lords Supper, or holy Communion,”[1]
- The Table hauing at the Communion time a faire white linnen cloth vpon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancell, where Morning prayer and Euening prayer be appointed to be said.
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, London, Observation 21, “Of Moss, and several other small vegetative Substances,” p. 135,[2]
- […] I have observ’d, that putting fair Water (whether Rain-water or Pump-water, or May-dew, or Snow-water, it was almost all one) I have often observ’d, I say, that this Water would, with a little standing, tarnish and cover all about the sides of the Glass that lay under water, with a lovely green […]
- 1605, The Booke of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, London: Robert Barker, “The order for the administration of the Lords Supper, or holy Communion,”[1]
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, page 200
- the northern people large and fair-complexioned
- This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, page 200
- Just, equitable.
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
- Their performance has been only fair.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 563:
- I shipped with them and becoming friends, we set forth on our venture, in health and safety; and sailed with a fair wind, till we came to a city called Madínat-al-Sín; […]
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 563:
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
- 1909, Frank R. Stockton, The adventures of Captain Horn Chapter 42
- They had good weather and tolerably fair winds, and before they entered the Straits of Magellan the captain had formulated a plan for the disposition of Garta.
- 1909, Frank R. Stockton, The adventures of Captain Horn Chapter 42
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- c. 1610?, Walter Raleigh, A Discourse of War
- The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged.
- c. 1610?, Walter Raleigh, A Discourse of War
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no-ball.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
Synonyms
- (beautiful): beautiful, pretty, lovely
- (unblemished): pure, clean, neat
- (light in color): pale
- (just): honest, just, equitable
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
fair (plural fair)
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?
- (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
- 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 2, scene 8
- Love and Hymen, hand in hand, / Come, restore the nuptial band! / And sincere delights prepare / To crown the hero and the fair.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.24:
- If single, probably his plighted Fair / Has in his absence wedded some rich miser […].
- 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 2, scene 8
- (obsolete) Fairness, beauty.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- 1743, William Shenstone, A Pastoral Ballad
- I have found out a gift for my fair.
- 1743, William Shenstone, A Pastoral Ballad
- (obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.
- c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act V scene ii[3]:
- Now, fair befall thee, good Petruchio!
- c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act V scene ii[3]:
Verb
fair (third-person singular simple present fairs, present participle fairing, simple past and past participle faired)
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- 1996, Computer Animation '96: June 3-4, 1996, Geneva, Switzerland (page 136)
- Since the sequence of data contain sampling noises, the captured motion is not smooth and wiggles along the moving path. There are well-known fairing algorithms in Euclidean space based on difference geometry.
- 1996, Computer Animation '96: June 3-4, 1996, Geneva, Switzerland (page 136)
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
- 1920, Technical Report of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page 206)
- Two forward cars were provided with the model. One of these (shown detached in Fig. 1) was faired at its after end, with a view to possible reduction of head resistance, and to induce a better flow of air to the propeller.
- 1920, Technical Report of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page 206)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make fair or beautiful.
Synonyms
- (to reduce air drag or water resistance): to streamline
Derived terms
- fair off
- fair up
- fairing
Translations
Adverb
fair (comparative more fair or fairer, superlative most fair or fairest)
- clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
Derived terms
- bid fair
- fair and square
Etymology 2
From Middle English feyre, from Old French foire, from Latin f?riae.
Noun
fair (plural fairs)
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
Derived terms
- fairgrounds
- funfair
Translations
References
- fair at OneLook Dictionary Search
- fair in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- fair in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- RIFA, fiar, rifa-
German
Etymology
From English fair, from Old English fæ?er, from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, whence also Middle High German vager (“splendid, wonderful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??r/, [f????], [fe???], [f???]
- Hyphenation: fair
Adjective
fair (comparative fairer, superlative am fairsten)
- (especially sports) fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate)
Declension
Synonyms
- anständig
- ehrlich
- gerecht
- gleich
- ausgeglichen
- angemessen
- sauber
Antonyms
- unfair
Derived terms
- Fairness (rarely Fairheit)
- Fairplay
- Fair-Use-Doktrin
Further reading
- “fair” in Duden online
- “fair” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Etymology
From English fair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?r], [?f??r]
- Hyphenation: fair
- Rhymes: -?r
Adjective
fair (comparative fairebb, superlative legfairebb)
- fair (just, equitable)
- Synonyms: méltányos, tisztességes, becsületes, igazságos, korrekt, sportszer?
Declension
Derived terms
- fair play
- fairül
Further reading
- fair in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Irish
Etymology
See aire (“watching, attention”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [f?a??]
Verb
fair (present analytic faireann, future analytic fairfidh, verbal noun faire, past participle fairthe)
- to watch
Conjugation
Mutation
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “fair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN, page 160
Polish
Etymology
From English fair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Adjective
fair (not comparable)
- fair (just, equitable)
- Synonym: uczciwy
Declension
Indeclinable.
Adverb
fair (not comparable)
- fairly (in a fair manner)
- Synonym: uczciwie
Related terms
- (noun) fair play
Further reading
- fair in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- fair in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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