reality

re·al·i·ty  (r-l-t)

n. pl. re·al·i·ties

1. The quality or state of being actual or true.

2. One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual: "the weight of history and political realities" (Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.)

3. The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.

4. That which exists objectively and in fact: Your observations do not seem to be about reality.

adj.

Relating to or being a genre of television or film in which a storyline is created by editing footage of people interacting or competing with one another in unscripted, unrehearsed situations.

Idiom:

in reality

In fact; actually.

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reality [rɪˈælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the state of things as they are or appear to be, rather than as one might wish them to be

2. something that is real

3. the state of being real

4. (Philosophy) Philosophy

a.  that which exists, independent of human awareness

b.  the totality of facts as they are independent of human awareness of them See also conceptualism Compare appearance [6]

in reality actually; in fact

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reality - all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" world real life, real world - the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world" experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
	2.	reality - the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" realness, realism actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" fact - an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell" irreality, unreality - the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
	3.	reality - the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities" actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" historicalness - the state of having in fact existed in the past
	4.	reality - the quality possessed by something that is real corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter unreality - the quality possessed by something that is unreal

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reality

noun

1. truth, fact, certainty, realism, validity, authenticity, verity, actuality, materiality, genuineness, verisimilitude, corporeality Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred.

2. truth, fact, actuality the harsh reality of top international competition

in reality in fact, really, actually, in truth, as a matter of fact, in actuality, in point of fact He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.

Quotations
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away" [Philip K. Dick I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon]
"Human kind"
"Cannot bear very much reality" [T.S. Eliot East Coker]

Translations

reality [riːˈælɪtɪ]

A. N

1. (= real world) → realidad f
let's get back to reality → volvamos a la realidad

2. (= fact, truth) → realidad f
the harsh reality of daily life → la cruda realidad de la vida diaria
let's stick to realities → atengámonos a la realidad
to become (a) reality → convertirse en realidad
in reality (= actually) → en realidad

3. (= trueness to life) → realismo m

B. CPD reality TV N → telerrealidad f

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reality [riˈælɪti] n → réalité f
fiction and reality → la fiction et la réalité
the harsh realities of life → la dure réalité
to face reality → affronter la réalité
the reality is that ... → la réalité, c'est que ...
to become a reality → devenir réalité
in reality → en réalité, en fait reality check
reality check n
to be a reality check for sb, to provide a reality check for sb → ramener qn à la réalité
reality show n → reality show m
reality TV n (also reality television) → télé-réalité f

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reality

n

→ Wirklichkeit f, → Realität f; to become reality → sich verwirklichen; (the) reality is somewhat different → die Wirklichkeit or Realität sieht etwas anders aus; in reality (= in fact) → in Wirklichkeit; (= actually) → eigentlich; to bring somebody back to reality → jdn auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückbringen; the realities of the situation → der wirkliche Sachverhalt

(= trueness to life) → Naturtreue f

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reality:

reality check

n (inf) → Augenöffner m (inf); to give somebody a reality → jdm die Augen öffnen; he needs a reality → man muss ihn mit der Realität konfrontieren, er muss sich mit der Realität auseinandersetzen

reality show

n → Reality-TV-Show f

reality TV

n → Reality TV nt; reality show = reality show

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reality [riːˈælɪtɪ] n → realtà f inv
in reality → in realtà, in effetti

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reality [riːˈælɪtɪ] n → realtà f inv
in reality → in realtà, in effetti

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reality → واقع realita virkelighed Realität πραγματικότητα realidad todellisuus réalité stvarnost realtà 現実 현실 realiteit virkelighet rzeczywistość realidade реальность verklighet ความจริง gerçeklik thực tế 真实