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reality
English
Etymology
[circa 1540] From French réalité (“quality of being real”), from Middle French realité (“property, possession”), from Medieval Latin re?lit?s, from Late Latin re?lis (“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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?æl?ti/, /?i?æl?ti/
- Rhymes: -æl?ti
Noun
reality (usually uncountable, plural realities)
- The state of being actual or real.
- A man very often fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.
- A real entity, event or other fact.
- 1770, James Beattie, Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth
- My neck, Sir, may be an idea to you, but to me it is a reality.
- 1770, James Beattie, Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth
- The entirety of all that is real.
- An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
- (obsolete) Loyalty; devotion.
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State
- To express our reality to the emperor.
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State
- (law, obsolete) Realty; real estate.
Synonyms
- truth
- actuality
Antonyms
- fantasy
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Usage notes
Adjectives that collocate with reality include: harsh; stark; brutal; grim; bitter
Further reading
- reality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- irately, tearily
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English reality. Doublet of realidad.
Noun
reality m (plural realities or realitys)
- (television) reality show
- Synonym: reality show
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thingness
English
Etymology
thing +? -ness
Noun
thingness (usually uncountable, plural thingnesses)
- The quality of a material thing; objectivity; actuality; reality.
- 1994, Shadia B Drury, Alexandre Kojève [1]
- To live as a thing, to live for another and as the other expects, is to live unauthentically or in bad faith. To be true to oneself, one must reduce others to thingness and resist being so reduced.
- 1994, Shadia B Drury, Alexandre Kojève [1]
See also
- thinghood
References
- "thingness", Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/thingness> [Retrieved January 8, 2005].
- "thingness", Encarta World English Dictionary, <http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861719723> [Retrieved January 8, 2005].
- "thingness", Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1997) <http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/thingness> [Retrieved January 8, 2005].
Anagrams
- se'nnights, sennights
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