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unreal
English
Etymology
un- +? real
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n-r?l', IPA(key): /?n??i.?l/
- Rhymes: -i??l
Adjective
unreal (comparative more unreal, superlative most unreal)
- fake; not real
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- (informal) very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.
- The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.
- I just had an unreal hamburger.
Synonyms
- (not real): See also Thesaurus:fake or Thesaurus:insubstantial
- (very impressive): See also Thesaurus:awesome
Antonyms
- (not real): real; See also Thesaurus:genuine
Translations
Anagrams
- Lauren, neural, ulnare
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ostensible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ostensible, formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the past participle of ostend? (“show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to ob- (“in the way”) and to Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on, at, besides, after”) and Old English eofot (“crime”)) + tend? (“stretch”) (akin to Ancient Greek ????? (teín?)). Cf. also Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??st?ns.?.b?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /??st?ns.?.b?l/
- Hyphenation: os?ten?si?ble
Adjective
ostensible (comparative more ostensible, superlative most ostensible)
- Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
- 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
- Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
Behind the ostensible conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
- 2016 January 26, "When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse," The New York Times (retrieved 26 January 2016):
- The ostensible reason this provision was added to a bill on international trade is to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a grass-roots campaign that seeks to pressure Israel to change its policies toward the Palestinians.
- 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
- Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
- The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.
Antonyms
- (meant for open display): ulterior
Derived terms
- ostensibility
- ostensibly
Related terms
- ostensive
- ostentatious
- ostentation
Translations
References
- ostensible at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- bilestones
French
Etymology
Formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostend? (“I show”), itself from obs- in front of (akin to ob- in the way; akin to Greek epi 'on, at, besides, after' and Old English eofot crime) + tend? (“I stretch”) (Greek teinein); or borrowed from Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s.t??.sibl/
Adjective
ostensible (plural ostensibles)
- apparent
Derived terms
- ostensiblement
Related terms
- ostentateur
- ostentatoire
Further reading
- “ostensible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /osten?sible/, [os.t??n?si.??le]
Adjective
ostensible (plural ostensibles)
- ostensible, apparent
Derived terms
- ostensiblemente
Related terms
- ostentar
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