real - Meaning in Tamil

real - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of real in English

real adjective

1. capable of being treated as fact

   Synonyms

   tangible

   Examples

   • "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
   • "tangible evidence"
2. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

   Examples

   • "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
   • "the substantial world"
   • "The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"
3. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

   Examples

   • "a film based on real life"
   • "a real illness"
   • "Life is real! Life is earnest!"
   • "real humility"
   • "real objects"
   • "real people; not ghosts"
4. no less than what is stated; worthy of the name

   Examples

   • "a real friend"
   • "a real woman"
   • "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
   • "it's time he had a real job"
   • "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"
   • "real war"
   • "the real reason"
5. of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation

   Examples

   • "real income"
   • "real prices"
   • "real wages"
6. coinciding with reality

   Example

   • "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"
7. not to be taken lightly

   Examples

   • "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"
   • "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
8. (of property) fixed or immovable

   Example

   • "real property consists of land and buildings"
9. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

   Examples

   • "a genuine dilemma"
   • "a literal solitude like a desert"
   • "her actual motive"

real abverb

1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

   Examples

   • "a rattling good yarn"
   • "a really enjoyable evening"
   • "he played very well"
   • "I'm real sorry about it"
   • "she was very gifted"

real noun

1. an old small silver Spanish coin
2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
3. any rational or irrational number

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