In various figurative uses. (Cf. 7.)

A thing that has really occurred or is actually the case; a thing certainly known to be a real occurrence or to represent the truth. Hence: a…

An actual thing or fact; an existing condition or circumstance; a reality. Frequently in plural.

Something that is real; a real fact or state of things; (also) the real nature of something. Frequently in plural.

A real thing; something having (or conceived as having) a real existence. Frequently in plural.

As a count noun: something that is real; a reality. Cf. reality, n. 3.

a thing that cannot be changed and so needs to be accepted, however unpleasant or unpalatable that may be; a (stark) reality of existence.

A fundamental truth. Also: the real or underlying facts; information that has been checked or facts that have been collected at source.