Download the app
educalingo
reality
" What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me."
Oleg Cassini

Meaning of "reality" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF REALITY

rɪˈælɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reality

Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. In a wider definition, reality includes everything that is and has been, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. A still more broad definition includes everything that has existed, exists, or will exist. Philosophers, mathematicians, and other ancient and modern thinkers, such as Aristotle, Plato, Frege, Wittgenstein, and Russell, have made a distinction between thought corresponding to reality, coherent abstractions, and that which cannot even be rationally thought. By contrast existence is often restricted solely to that which has physical existence or has a direct basis in it in the way that thoughts do in the brain. Reality is often contrasted with what is imaginary, delusional, in the mind, dreams, what is false, what is fictional, or what is abstract. At the same time, what is abstract plays a role both in everyday life and in academic research. For instance, causality, virtue, life and distributive justice are abstract concepts that can be difficult to define, but they are only rarely equalled with pure delusions.

Definition of reality in the English dictionary

The first definition of reality in the dictionary is the state of things as they are or appear to be, rather than as one might wish them to be. Other definition of reality is something that is real. Reality is also the state of being real.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REALITY

bestiality · collegiality · confidentiality · congeniality · conviviality · essentiality · geniality · ideality · immateriality · impartiality · joviality · materiality · partiality · potentiality · spatiality · speciality · substantiality · territoriality · triviality · unreality

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REALITY

realisable · realisably · realisation · realise · realiser · realism · realist · realistic · realistically · realities · reality check · reality fiction · reality principle · reality show · reality TV · realizability · realizable · realizably · realization · realize

WORDS THAT END LIKE REALITY

ability · air quality · augmented reality · equality · functionality · homosexuality · hospitality · in reality · inequality · locality · low-quality · morality · mortality · municipality · nationality · originality · personality · quality · sexuality · spirituality · vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of reality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reality» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «reality» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF REALITY

Find out the translation of reality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of reality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reality» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

真实
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

realidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

reality
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वास्तविकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَاقِع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

реальность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

realidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাস্তবতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

réalité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

realiti
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Realität
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

現実
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

현실
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kasunyatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực tế
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மையில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रत्यक्षात
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gerçeklik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

realtà
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rzeczywistość
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

реальність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

realitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πραγματικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werklikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

verklighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

virkelighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reality

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REALITY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of reality
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «reality».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reality

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «REALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reality.
1
Dan Ariely
We talk about honesty, but the reality is we have lots of human values, and they are not all compatible. We don't always tell the truth about everything, no matter what the consequences.
2
Giorgio Armani
It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without a human body before my eyes, without drawings, without a choice of fabric - without a practical or visual reality.
3
Max Beerbohm
All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.
4
Kurt Bills
The reality is that we are all economists. We all deal with scarcity as we make choices and calculate how to ration various items and resources that we consume, produce and utilize.
5
Brian Bosworth
In the middle of a play, I go crazy and don't realize what I'm doing. I'll snap back to reality and I realize, 'Hey, I just ripped that boy's helmet off,' or, 'I'm over here twisting this guy's knee.
6
Josh Brolin
'W.' is not necessarily a political film, but it was sort of a contrasting reality for me to get into George W. Bush as a character because of how I felt about his administration before I started making the film.
7
Sherrod Brown
The reality in Iraq is that we are creating new terrorists and severely damaging the public impression of the United States in the Muslim world.
8
Oleg Cassini
What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me.
9
Michael N. Castle
The teachers were focused on helping these students. The students benefited from hands-on teaching and a faculty who cared about them and their success in life and soon the students began to believe in themselves and the reality that they could make something of their lives.
10
Oswald Chambers
If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REALITY»

Discover the use of reality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
This is a page-turning detective story that not only mines all the sciences for its clues but primes the reader to think like a scientist as well.
Richard Dawkins, 2012
2
Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the ...
. . The coming explosion of immersive digital technology, combined with recent progress in unlocking how the mind works, will soon revolutionize our lives in ways only science fiction has imagined.
Jim Blascovich, Jeremy Bailenson, 2011
3
Separate Reality: Conversations With Don Juan
Then in 1968, Carlos Castaneda returned to Mexico, to don Juan and his hallucinogenic drugs, and to a world of experience no man from our Western civilization had ever entered before.
Carlos Castaneda, 2013
4
Reality
The mystical tradition that lies at the root of Western culture and the magic of the ancient masters of wisdom who laid the foundations for the world we now live in are introduced in this book.
Peter Kingsley, 2003
5
Virtual reality
Discusses a new interactive computer technology that creates the illusion of being immersed in an artificial world that exists only in the computer, and examines the remarkable future implications of virtual reality technology
Howard Rheingold, 1992
6
The Hunt for Dark Infinity
After being kidnapped by Mr. Chu, Atticus "Tick" Higginbottom and his friends Paul and Sofia must survive a series of tests in several different Realities.
James Dashner, 2010
7
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can ...
In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to ...
Jane McGonigal, 2011
8
Augmented Reality: An Emerging Technologies Guide to AR
In this cutting-edge book, the authors outline and discuss never-before-published information about augmented reality and its capabilities.
Greg Kipper, Joseph Rampolla, 2012
9
Language and Reality
The valuable articles incorporated in this book examine the following questions in particular:? What is relation between Language and Reality??What are different dimensions of Reality? Can all types of Reality be expressed through language?
Kanti Lal Das, 2006
10
Understanding Reality Television
Tracing the history of reality TV from Candid Camera to The Osbournes, Understanding Reality Television examines a range of programmes which claim to depict 'real life', from reality formatted game shows to 'real crime' programming and make ...
Su Holmes, Deborah Jermyn, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Attorney for boyfriend charged in death of reality TV lawyer says it …
The boyfriend of Los Angeles police officer-turned-reality-TV attorney Loredana Nesci was charged with murder Friday, but his attorney said her death was a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Reality TV lawyer found dead in California home
(CNN) A reality television lawyer who called herself the "Legal Diva" was found slain this week in her California home, her family said. Relatives remember ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
Gaming Industry Pushes Virtual Reality, But Content Lags
Along with updates of big franchises like Tomb Raider, game developers are showcasing immersive virtual reality games. But virtual reality may not inspire love ... «NPR, Jun 15»
4
'The Bachelor' 2016 Spoilers: 'Reality Steve' Breaks Down Likely …
While Fleiss, host Chris Harrison and others with the show always tease fans that they want their input, the reality is that they don't necessarily give much weight ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
5
VC Investments Pour Into Virtual Reality Startups, But Payoff Looks …
Virtual reality may be the hot thing in technology today–one of the hot things, anyway–thanks to glitzy products like Facebook-owned Oculus Rift head-mounted ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
6
Master P Lands 'Family Empire' Reality Series on Reelz
Move over, “Empire.” Music mogul Master P and his family are about to show audiences the real thing. Or at least as real as a reality show on Reelz can be. «TheWrap, Jun 15»
7
What UnREAL Gets (and Doesn't Get) About Life As a Reality-TV …
Seth Grossman has produced dozens of reality shows for MTV, VH1, National Geographic, and Fox, on subjects ranging from drug addiction to adult virgins in ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
8
Google, GoPro bring virtual reality to the masses with Jump
SAN FRANCISCO—Virtual reality may be a part of your life sooner than you think. Google Thursday announced a series of improvements to its Cardboard ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
9
GoPro unveils virtual reality camera
The company unveiled a ball-shaped mount that can hold six of its cameras. Those images can then be integrated to appear on virtual reality displays using ... «CNNMoney, May 15»
10
Apple quietly bought an unusual startup
Apple AAPL -1.20% could leverage Metaio's expertise to help build out an augmented reality offering. The tech giant patented an iPhone-compatible VR ... «Fortune, May 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Reality [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/reality>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN