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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reality/riˈaləti/
▶noun (pl. realities)
- 1 the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
■ the quality of being lifelike.
■ [as modifier] denoting television programmes based on real people or situations, intended to be entertaining rather than informative: reality TV.
- 2 a thing that is actually experienced or seen.
- 3 the state or quality of having existence or substance.
■ Philosophy existence that is absolute or objective and not subject to human decisions or conventions.
'reality' also found in these Oxford entries:
abstract
- actuality
- avatar
- Brahman
- Christian Science
- cloud
- cyber-
- cybersex
- delusion
- earth
- ego
- escape
- escapism
- exist
- expressionism
- fact
- fantastic
- fantasy
- foreshorten
- harsh
- hyperreal
- hypostasis
- hypostasize
- idealize
- insight
- live
- logocentric
- matter of fact
- metaverse
- MUD
- neurosis
- nominalism
- paper
- philosophy
- planet
- projection
- psychosis
- reality check
- reality principle
- reality testing
- really
- romantic
- schizophrenia
- seeming
- self-delusion
- skin
- space cadet
- spacey
- spiritualism
Forum discussions with the word(s) "reality" in the title:
"Creating an appealing image is secondary to the reality or truth behind that image"
"shopping a reality TV show"
"This is going to be reality"
All we need to know and stand for is reality and due justice
Asserting the world's reality
between the need and the good intention falls the reality
but the reality couldn't be further from the truth
Cole is also a judge on the British reality TV show The X Factor since 2008
crime in reality
dialogues with reality
economy vs the economy, reality vs the reality...
exigency=reality?
Go to a casting to take part in a reality TV show?
heightened reality
horrible reality
I keep on dreaming and maybe it's the perfect time to start waking up for the reality
in a different reality
in reality / in actuality
Lewis Carroll alternate reality — to the other side of the l
lost grip on reality
mind-independent reality
Never knew - reality check
Not In Touch With Reality
office accommodation, open-plan, Virtual Reality Suite
pay lip service to the reality that...
reality = common sense?
Reality check
reality programming
Reality-unreality
reality....actuality...truth
more...
"shopping a reality TV show"
"This is going to be reality"
All we need to know and stand for is reality and due justice
Asserting the world's reality
between the need and the good intention falls the reality
but the reality couldn't be further from the truth
Cole is also a judge on the British reality TV show The X Factor since 2008
crime in reality
dialogues with reality
economy vs the economy, reality vs the reality...
exigency=reality?
Go to a casting to take part in a reality TV show?
heightened reality
horrible reality
I keep on dreaming and maybe it's the perfect time to start waking up for the reality
in a different reality
in reality / in actuality
Lewis Carroll alternate reality — to the other side of the l
lost grip on reality
mind-independent reality
Never knew - reality check
Not In Touch With Reality
office accommodation, open-plan, Virtual Reality Suite
pay lip service to the reality that...
reality = common sense?
Reality check
reality programming
Reality-unreality
reality....actuality...truth
more...
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