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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesunwirklich
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç/
"Die Farben des Himmels wirkten fast unwirklich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not real or true; illusory, imaginary, or existing only in the mind.
"In the dream, the glowing landscape felt completely unreal." - 2
So strange, bizarre, or extreme as to seem hard to believe.
"The sheer scale of the devastation after the storm felt completely unreal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (meaning 'not' from Old English un-) combined with the adjective real, which traces back to Latin realis, from res ('thing'). The combined form emerged in late Middle English to denote something lacking objective reality or substance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unreal" is said worldwide
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irréel
Transliteration: /i.ʁe.ɛl/
"Cette situation a quelque chose d'irréel."
unwirklich
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç/
"Die Farben des Himmels wirkten fast unwirklich."
irreale
Transliteration: /ir.reˈa.le/
"Quella festa aveva un'atmosfera quasi irreale."
irreal
Transliteration: /i.reˈal/
"El paisaje parecía irreal bajo la luz de la luna."
irreal
Transliteration: /i.ʁeˈaw/
"Tudo parecia tão irreal que ela achava que estava sonhando."
अवास्तविक
Transliteration: avastavik
"यह दृश्य इतना सुंदर था कि वह अवास्तविक लग रहा था।"
不真实的
Transliteration: bù zhēn shí de
"这一切发生得太快，感觉很不真实。"
비현실적인
Transliteration: bihyeonsiljeogin
"그 광경은 너무 아름다워 비현실적으로 느껴졌다."
非現実的な
Transliteration: higenjitsutekina
"その景色があまりにも美しく、非現実的に思えた。"
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