Definition of REALITY

reality

Plural: realities

Noun

  • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as imagined.
  • all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
    • "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
  • the state of being actual or real
    • "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
  • the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
  • the quality possessed by something that is real
  • 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.
  • Loyalty; devotion.
  • Realty; real estate.
  • Reality television.

Examples

  • a foray into reality programming
  • It was a harsh REALITY check when I saw my opponent’s unchallengeable seven-letter word.
  • The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.
  • The ultimate reality of life is that it ends in death.

Origin / 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.

Antonyms

unreality, fantasy

Scrabble Score: 10

reality: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
reality: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reality: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

reality: valid Words With Friends Word