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unreal

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un·re·al  (n-rl, -rl)
adj.
1. Not real or substantial; illusory.
2. Slang So remarkable as to elicit disbelief; fantastic.
3. Surreal.

unreal [ʌnˈrɪəl]
adj
1. imaginary or fanciful or seemingly so an unreal situation
2. having no actual existence or substance
3. insincere or artificial
unreally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unrealunreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
2.unrealunreal - not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art"
real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
3.unrealunreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
4.unrealunreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
nonmaterial, immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities"

unreal
adjective
2. (Informal) absurd, ridiculous, preposterous, amazing, nonsensical Car parking's so expensive nowadays it's unreal.
Translations
unreal [ˈʌnˈrɪəl] ADJ
1. (= not real) [situation, world] → irreal
2. (= excellent) → increíble; (= unbelievable) → increíble

unreal [ˌʌnˈriːl] adj
(= strange) [situation] → irréel(le)
It was unreal, like a nightmare → Cela semblait irréel, tel un cauchemar.
(= unrealistic) [targets, expectations] → peu réaliste
(= unbelievable) → dingue >
It's just unreal! Everyone is so happy! → C'est dingue! Tout le monde est tellement content!

unreal
adjunwirklich; (= fake)unecht; this is just unreal! (inf: = unbelievable) → das darf doch nicht wahr sein!, das gibts doch nicht! (inf); he’s unrealer ist unmöglich

unreal [ʌnˈrɪəl] adjirreale
unreal [ʌnˈrɪəl] adjirreale

unreal
adj unreal [anˈriəl]
not existing in fact He lives in an unreal world imagined by himself. denkbeeldig غَيْر حَقيقي недействителен neskutečný uvirkelig unwirklich ανύπαρκτος, φανταστικός irreal ebatõeline غیر واقعی epätodellinen irréel דִמיוֹנִי अवास्तव‍िक nestvaran nem valódi óraunverulegur, ímyndaður irreale 実在しない 실재하지 않는 nerealus nereāls penuh khayalan onwerkelijk uvirkelig nierealny irreal ireal нереальный neskutočný, nereálny neresničen nestvaran overklig ที่ไม่เกี่ยวกับความเป็นจริง gerçek olmayan, hayalî 不真實的 несправжній; нереальний خيالي، وہمي hư ảo, hão huyền
n unreˈality [anriˈӕ-]
denkbeeldigheid عَدَم واقِعِيَّة нереалност neskutečnost uvirkelighed die Unwirklichkeit η ιδιότητα του εξωπραγματικού, το φανταστικό irrealidad ebatõelisus غیر واقعی بودن epätodellisuus irréalité אִי-מַמָשִיוּת अवास्तविकता nestvarnost valószerűtlenség, irrealitás óraunveruleiki irrealtà 非現実性 nerealumas nerealitāte khayalan onwerkelijkheid uvirkelighet iluzoryczność irrealidade irealitate нереальность neskutočnosť nerealnost nestvarnost overklighet สิ่งที่จินตนาการขึ้น gerçek olmama 空想 нереальність عدم واقعيت sự hư ảo, hão huyền

unreal غير حقيقي neskutečný uvirkelig unwirklich ανύπαρκτος irreal epätodellinen irréel nestvaran irreale 現実のものではない 상상적인 onecht uvirkelig nierealny irreal воображаемый overklig อยู่ในจิตนาการ gerçek dışı không thật 不真实的


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Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal.
There was something unreal about his surroundings and his own presence there; something unreal in the atmosphere, charged as it seemed to be with some omen of impending happenings; something unreal in that whispered warning, those few hoarsely uttered words which had stolen to his hearing across the clusters of drooping roses; the absurd babble of the woman, who sat there with tragic things under the powder with which her face was daubed.
In the first case it was necessary to renounce the consciousness of an unreal immobility in space and to recognize a motion we did not feel; in the present case it is similarly necessary to renounce a freedom that does not exist, and to recognize a dependence of which we are not conscious.
 
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