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" When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and so surreal."
David Chase

Meaning of "surreal" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SURREAL

səˈrɪəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURREAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Surreal can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SURREAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surreal

Surreal may refer to: ▪ Anything related to or characteristic of Surrealism, a movement in philosophy and art ▪ "Surreal", a 2000 song by Ayumi Hamasaki ▪ Surreal, an album by Man Raze ▪ Surreal humour, a common aspect of humor ▪ Surreal numbers, a superset of the real numbers in mathematics ▪ Surreal Software, an American video game studio ▪ Surreal, the name of a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Xbox...

Definition of surreal in the English dictionary

The definition of surreal in the dictionary is suggestive of surrealism; dreamlike.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURREAL

antidiarrheal · choreal · diarrhoeal · dysmenorrheal · dysmenorrhoeal · editorial · Gabriel · gonorrheal · gonorrhoeal · hyperreal · industrial · parial · pyorrheal · pyorrhoeal · real · seborrheal · seborrhoeal · superreal · unreal · unreel

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURREAL

surra · surrealism · surrealist · surrealistic · surrealistically · surreally · surrebut · surrebuttal · surrebutter · surreined · surrejoin · surrejoinder · surrender · surrender to bail · surrender value · surrenderee · surrenderer · surrenderor · surreptitious · surreptitiously

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURREAL

arboreal · areal · boreal · breakfast cereal · cereal · corporeal · empyreal · ethereal · extracorporeal · for real · incorporeal · irreal · loreal · Montreal · Sangreal · the hyperreal · the real · the surreal · ureal · venereal

Synonyms and antonyms of surreal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «surreal» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SURREAL

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

离奇的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

surrealista
570 millions of speakers
en

English

surreal
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

असली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سريالية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сюрреалистично
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

surreal
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পরাবাস্তব
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

surréaliste
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Surreal
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unwirklich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

非現実的な
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

초현실적인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Surreal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

siêu thực
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கனவு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अवास्तव
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gerçeküstü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

surreale
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

surrealistyczne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сюрреалістично
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ireal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουρεαλιστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwerklik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overkligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

surrealistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surreal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURREAL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of surreal
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about surreal

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10 QUOTES WITH «SURREAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word surreal.
1
Paula Abdul
Everything is always a little surreal.
2
Chris Van Allsburg
My ideas are not meant to suggest dreams or reality, but a surreal quality.
3
Jennifer Armentrout
My first celebrity crush was Jonathan Brandis. I even got to talk to him on the phone. I wrote a fan letter, and he answered. Talk about a surreal experience.
4
Javier Bardem
And the whole Oscar thing, that is just surreal: you spend months and months doing promotion, and then come back to reality with this golden thing in your hands. You put it in the office and then you just have to look at it sitting on the shelf. And, after about two weeks, you go: 'What is that doing there?'
5
Samantha Barks
The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.
6
Sanjeev Bhaskar
When we created 'Goodness Gracious Me,' it was quoting 'Python' and Woody Allen lines that really bonded the writers, and the 'Spamalot' material is so utterly, wonderfully surreal that it hasn't dated.
7
Simon Bird
I don't think American family sitcoms are mean. I guess I really love 'Arrested Development.' I guess they are quite mean in that, but that is also a very silly, surreal, absurd show as well, and it has got a heart as well.
8
David Chase
When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and so surreal.
9
Lily Collins
I don't know if this is too weird to say, but this is completely surreal for me. Bizarre. The cover of 'Teen Vogue' has been on my bucket list forever.
10
Ellar Coltrane
It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURREAL»

Discover the use of surreal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surreal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Surreal numbers: how two ex-students turned on to pure ...
" He continues: "Therefore, as the two characters in this book gradually explore and build up Conway's number system, I have recorded their false starts and frustrations as well as their good ideas.
Donald Ervin Knuth, 1974
2
An Introduction to the Theory of Surreal Numbers
These notes provide a formal introduction to the theory of surreal numbers in a clear and lucid style.
Harry Gonshor, 1986
3
Foundations of Analysis over Surreal Number Fields
In this volume, a tower of surreal number fields is defined, each being a real-closed field having a canonical formal power series structure and many other higher order properties.
N.L. Alling, 1987
4
Surreal Friends: Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Kati ...
Surreal Friends brings together for the first time the works of three women surrealist artists. friends in exile in Mesico in the 1910s: British painter Leonora Carrington.
Stefan van Raaij, Joanna Moorhead, Teresa Arcq, 2010
5
Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, ...
DIVNoted music historian Joseph Lanza seriously appraises an American musical tradition /div
Joseph Lanza, 2004
6
The surreal gourmet: real food for pretend chefs
This irreverent collection of 25 delicious recipes, each accompanied by an original, full-color work of surreal art, is the ultimate in hip kitchen entertainment.
Bob Blumer, 1992
7
The Surreal House
Through a unique blend of art, film and architecture, 'The Surreal House' presents the individual dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder.
Jane Alison, Mary Ann Caws, 2010
8
Surreal People
This is a fascinating look at 15 relationships between the main protagonists of Surrealism, from Salvador Dali and Gala Eluard to Marcel Duchamp and May Ray, featuring over 40 works of art and design from the movement.
Alexander Klar, 2007
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All Too Surreal
Look at your reflection.
Tim Waggoner, 2002
10
Surreal South '11
"This volume of profoundly weird stories is, we believe, an almost-perfect nexus of the literary and the genre. The stories it contains offer brilliant prose and unabashed plots. They are highly intelligent and compulsively readable.
Laura Benedict, Pinckney Benedict, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURREAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surreal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Surreal.tv Develops The Last Starfighter For TV
Variety is reporting that original Last Starfighter screenwriter Jonathan Betuel is teaming up with Surreal.tv to develop The Starfighter Chronicles as a TV series, ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»
2
Krept & Konan interview: 'It felt surreal performing with Kanye West …
Explaining what it was like to have support from West, 38, Krept, real name Casyo Johnson, told the IBTimes UK's A-List: "It was a bit surreal when we was on the ... «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
3
Ducktails premiere dreamy new song “Surreal Exposure” — listen
While previous offering “Headbanging in the Mirror” recalled the likes of Kurt Vile and Spandau Ballet, the summery stillness of new cut “Surreal Exposure” ... «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»
4
Saracens star Itoje savours 'surreal' year - and now he's focused on …
Saracens' Maro Itoje is savouring a “surreal” 12 months and the best year of his life after winning the Premiership title and being selected in England's World ... «Ham&High, Jun 15»
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Experience of working with Mumbai Indians was surreal: Shane Bond
Christchurch, May 30 (IANS) Former New Zealand fast bowler and bowling coach of Mumbai Indians Shane Bond says he feels nice to be back in his country ... «Sportskeeda, May 15»
6
Jellyfish Lake In Palau Is Too Incredibly Surreal To Creep You Out
"Swimming with literally millions of jellyfish was absolutely surreal -- a reminder that there will always be surprises out there!" jelly2. The golden jellyfish, the ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Oculus acquires 3D mapping company Surreal Vision to turn reality …
Virtual reality company Oculus has acquired Surreal Vision, a UK company whose software can map and recreate the real world in a virtual one. Surreal Vision ... «The Verge, May 15»
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Seven-day GP access plan 'surreal' and must be scrapped, says …
Government plans to make GPs' surgeries open seven days a week are a “surreal obsession” that must be scrapped, a leader of Britain's doctors' union has ... «The Independent, May 15»
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Billie Joe Armstrong Talks 'Surreal' Hall of Fame Night, New Green …
That's the part where it gets surreal. It really does feel like a dream. One second you're playing with Ringo onstage. . .And just the fact that I was so far away from ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»
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John Cornely on journey from Bishop England to Braves: 'It's surreal'
“It's surreal.” Cornely was joined on his trip to Philadelphia by Gwinnett teammate Michael Kohn, who also was called up by the Braves on Friday. Kohn, a Mount ... «Charleston Post Courier, Apr 15»
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