reality
pronunciation
How to pronounce reality in British English:
UK [riˈæləti]
How to pronounce reality in American English:
US [riˈæləti]
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- Noun:
- all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
- the state of being actual or real
- the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
- the quality possessed by something that is real
Word Origin
- reality (n.)
- 1540s, "quality of being real," from French réalité and directly Medieval Latin realitatem (nominative realitas), from Late Latin realis (see real (adj.)). Meaning "real existence, all that is real" is from 1640s; that of "the real state (of something)" is from 1680s. Sometimes 17c.-18c. also meaning "sincerity." Reality-based attested from 1960. Reality television from 1991.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Investors need a reality check .
- 2. The reality is often different .
- 3. Now it must recognise reality .
- 4. We create our own reality .
- 5. The reality is more subtle .