realness

realness
real ► ADJECTIVE 1) actually existing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed. 2) significant; serious. 3) not artificial; genuine. 4) rightly so called; proper: a real man. 5) adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power: real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent. 6) Mathematics (of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.
► ADVERB informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ really; very.
● for real — Cf. ↑for real
DERIVATIVES realness noun.
ORIGIN Latin realis, from res 'thing' .

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