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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReality
/riˈæl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or be thought to be.
"In reality, the project was much more complicated than we initially anticipated." - 2
A thing that is actually experienced or seen.
"The realities of life in the city can be quite different from what is portrayed in movies."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin realitas, stemming from the Latin realis (meaning 'actual' or 'belonging to the thing itself'), which itself comes from res ('thing'). Entering the English language in the late 15th century, the term originally denoted the quality of being actual or existent, eventually expanding to encompass the totality of all things possessing objective existence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reality" is said worldwide
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réalité
Transliteration: ray-alite
"La réalité est souvent plus complexe qu'elle n'apparaît."
Realität
Transliteration: ray-alitaet
"Die Realität ist oft anders als die Vorstellung."
realtà
Transliteration: re-al-ta
"La realtà può essere sorprendente."
realidad
Transliteration: ray-al-i-dad
"La realidad a menudo supera la ficción."
realidade
Transliteration: ray-al-i-dad
"A realidade é muitas vezes mais complicada do que parece."
वास्तविकता
Transliteration: vastavikta
"वास्तविकता अक्सर कल्पना से भिन्न होती है।"
现实
Transliteration: xiàn shí
"现实往往比想象的要复杂。"
현실
Transliteration: hyeonsil
"현실은 종종 상상보다 복잡하다."
現実
Transliteration: genjitsu
"現実はしばしば想像よりも複雑です。"
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