Definition of reality in English:

reality

nounPlural realities rɪˈalɪtiriˈælədi

mass noun

1The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
he refuses to face reality
Laura was losing touch with reality
Example sentencesExamples
- I started perceiving the world in terms of wishes as opposed to reality.
- One of our biggest problems is perception as opposed to reality.
- But for him, history was still the history of ideas, reality was secondary.
- Although it sounds glamorous and fun, Caldwell says there is a danger you can lose touch with reality.
- It happens in stock markets when they lose touch with reality.
- Such details spice up the account of a wartime dictator losing touch with reality.
- It is so easy for prime ministers to lose touch with reality.
- You see, a long time ago, some academic came up with the idea that reality doesn't actually exist.
- In reality Maddy had no idea if he'd actually slept with her, but it wasn't her business to ask or even know.
- She said that the students are slowly losing touch with reality.
- Will a love of knowledge and the written word lead to me lose touch with reality and normal society and decide that there is no longer any need for me to wash?
- It has kept all of us in touch with reality as it exists in Tokyo and Japan along with a better understanding of what Tokyo and Japan are all about.
- But this new theology is vulnerable because it has long since lost any touch with reality.
- The above is one development of the idea that reality is socially constructed.
- It was clear to me that I would soon lose touch with reality unless I did something that mattered.
- In a play that makes play with ideas about art and reality, one of the more stimulating paradoxes occurred offstage.
- Recognition and acceptance of truth and reality replaces false ideas.
- Unfortunately though, this only seems to be a good idea, instead of reality.
- For many though, the idea of getting beyond reality is not such a scary prospect.
- No other nation has ever been quite so obsessed by defining what it is, or troubled by the idea that reality might not measure up to the ideal.
Synonyms
the real world, real life, actuality
truth
physical existence, corporeality, substantiality, materiality
1. 1.1count noun A thing that is actually experienced or seen, especially when this is unpleasant.
  the harsh realities of life in a farming community
  Example sentencesExamples
  When a big issue is on, do we want someone who might be prepared to fudge the realities of truth in order to meet his or her own ends?
  But when image is your concern, the unpleasant realities of war present big problems.
  I had been invited to experience the reality of front line policing in the town by joining the Swindon response team for the night.
  The reality of the child's early experience may or may not be known.
  We have met before and the reality of personal experience is very different.
  It is clear that that may be difficult to enforce against the realities of everyday domestic life.
  The reality of this truth was manifested at the last election.
  Anywhere outside you will experience the reality of traffic going forwards - in quantity, at speed.
  The reality of motherhood is trainers, a fleece, a worry list and a mobile phone.
  None has been so determined to finesse the difficult realities of the post-cold war world.
  I have no problem with teaching our children the realities of life and war in the past.
  This language is so personal that the reader cannot be drawn to the reality of the experience.
  The reality of her mother dying sank in deep as she saw the look of fear in her mother's eyes.
  This is part of the reality of women's experience in today's Ireland.
  Some of these children have their own first-hand experience of the realities of war.
  Soon experience told them to look at the realities of life and how the laws of nature work.
  It wants to make sure it cannot actually focus on the realities of family life.
  When faced with the reality of these experiences, part of the problem is doubt as to whether they are real or imagined.
  The above point reflects a deep tendency in Western societies to deny the reality of life as a biological reality.
  No one on this campus wants to diminish the reality of the horrible experience of sexual assault.
  Synonyms
  fact, actuality, truth, verity
2. 1.2count noun A thing that exists in fact, having previously only existed in one's mind.
  we want to make the dream a reality
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thomas Watson's dream became a reality when he bestowed a magnificent gift on the town by giving Howard House to be site for the new hospital.
  This fear thankfully has not become a reality, in fact trade in this area is up.
  Lia shivered at the chill in the air and at the fact that her dream might become a reality.
  It was left to the Bentham community to raise a further £10,000 in matched funding to prove its commitment and make the dream a reality.
  Economic unification is still a dream, not a reality.
  You strive to make the ideal in your mind become a reality on the canvas of Time.
  But it took nearly thirty years to make that dream a reality.
  A disagreement in private is a division in theory - once exposed in public it becomes a reality, a fact to which others are compelled to respond.
  Champagne wishes and caviar dreams became a reality onboard the Concorde.
  Both men also had a special word of gratitude for all those who willingly gave so much of their free time over the years to help the complex dream to become a reality.
  Young skaters in Solva had also worked hard to try to make their dream a reality, raising over £5,000 to help finance the scheme.
  The legislation to make co-housing a reality in Sydney already exists in the form of the Community Titles Act.
  But a York research team is at the forefront of a project which aims to make this previously far-fetched dream a reality.
  Iran were safely accounted for and the dream became a reality.
  However, many barriers exist for exotic dancers to make their dreams a reality.
  She had always wanted to be a nurse and turned her childhood dream into a reality when she signed up for nurse training at Leicester Hospital 13 years ago.
  You guys have turned an old man's dream into a reality; in fact, you've made history.
  THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research.
  To date, broadband is rolling out faster in Ireland than in any other country in Europe, so perhaps this dream could become a reality.
  When we were Middlesex teammates, he vowed that he wanted to play for England, and he was ready to listen, learn and put in the hard work to turn his dreams into a reality.
3. 1.3 The quality of being lifelike.
  the reality of Marryat's detail
  Example sentencesExamples
  All of that combines to work against the sense of immersion and reality created by the graphics and large gameworld.
  He loved acting and the people that were in it and that could produce and create moments of great reality.
  Only when films regain the sparks of creativity, originality and reality, will we see crowds in cinema halls again.
  Harsh reality is created with striking clarity throughout the collection, leaving the reader both awed and dismayed.
  Synonyms
  verisimilitude, authenticity, realism, fidelity, faithfulness
4. 1.4as modifier Relating to reality TV.
  a reality show
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is no use complaining about reality television on the grounds that it's too real.
  Walsh is determined to distance the group from its reality TV-based roots.
  This is real reality television, because it could actually really happen to you!
  I am sure it will prove to be another one of the more quality reality shows out there.
  Channel Five's reality television extravaganza is back on our telly screens.
  Unlike more infamous reality television programming, there are no contests to play, no prizes to be won.
  This is the original reality television; people are being killed, young men are putting their lives at risk to defend what they believe in.
  That is very different from reality television or commercial porn sites, where the machines are owned and steered by a company.
  It only goes to show how wrong your perceptions can be, even given all the advantages of the reality television format.
  Within the reality television genre itself, new strains and amalgamations have emerged.
  But this is no gameshow - this is not gratuitous reality television.
  The show explores the 15 minutes of fame bestowed on the participants of reality television.
  Would you watch a reality television show based around a celebrity footballer?
  And they said, how would you like to host the first reality television program?
  Think of all the reality television shows where most confrontations are between the men.
  But it is this producer who takes the programme beyond the usual reality television dross.
  Bear in mind, though, that premium rate numbers are also used legitimately for chat lines and for voting on some popular reality television shows.
  There can be no doubt that the reality television format is producing increased corporate earnings.
  If networks run out of ideas for reality shows before the viewers get sick of them, then they'll return to a scripted program format.
  The irony is that a reality television programme made headlines for becoming just a little too real, a little too authentic.
2The state or quality of having existence or substance.
youth, when death has no reality
Example sentencesExamples
- It's when we pretend that the mirage is reality that we create a dangerous situation, one that everyone knows is there but no one will talk about.
- It purifies our thoughts that we might know that God is the Source and Substance of all reality.
- It was emphasised once again that it was the function of the courts to determine the true nature of the substance and reality of the transaction.
- It is a hollow, empty show, utterly devoid of substance and reality.
- This is the premise upon which the revenue claim the high ground of substance and reality.
- One of them is childhood sexuality; another is recognition of the physical reality of death.
- Rather it will remain as an empty shell of formal jurisdiction, without any substantive reality.
- In those cases the House in effect decided that the substance or reality of the composite transactions was to be considered free of any artificial steps.
- In both films, there is the savage horror of brief, brutal bursts of carnage; the quivering fear of death; the grim reality of war.
- When survivor stories are told, history moves from mythic quality to reality.
- One cannot ignore the enormous influence of advertising and media in creating reality in this era.
- Kunzru is unable to give his India any sense of substance or reality, trading instead in cliché and stereotype.
- All these elements help hide the very manufactured TV show, which seems to lack any substance of reality.
- However what will be decisive will be the substance and reality of the language creating the offence rather than its form.
- Is there reality without observation, existence without consciousness?
- A film is a highly manipulative exercise using sound, image and time to create the illusion of reality.
- Not only that, the filmmakers created a provocative action film that ponders the essence of reality and identity.
- There is a quality of immediacy and reality in what writing is taken to be.
- I know, because I've witnessed the stunning reality of daily existence in the North.
- This statement on creating emotional reality affords me the opportunity I've been looking for.
1. 2.1Philosophy Existence that is absolute, self-sufficient, or objective, and not subject to human decisions or conventions.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is again the same end effect, but the perspective is fundamentally different as it is based upon a subjective rather than objective reality.
  We accept a parallel subordination of subjective appearance to objective reality in other areas.
  It appears to suggest that some kind of moral objective reality is necessary for ethical functioning.
  No, I'm saying there is no ultimate reality, no objective existence, no ontology at all.
  Language for these philosophers is not a transparent window into a universal, objective reality.

Phrases

in reality

In actual fact (used to contrast a false idea of what is true or possible with one that is more accurate)
she had believed she could control these feelings, but in reality that was not so easy
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, in reality, the cottage's location turned out to be even better than that!
- While this might appear to be a dispute about a material fact, in reality it is not.
- I appreciate that many people go to the movies to escape reality, but in reality there is no escape.
- Interest rates appear to be more affordable than at any previous time, but in reality they are very high.
- He may be amused by the idea but in reality it would never suit a man with such unabashed ambition.
- Initially they may seem excellent to admire but, in reality, some can be of very dubious quality.
- They seem so remote, although in reality civilisation is never very far away.
- It is tempting to suggest nothing has changed, but in reality everything has.
- We like to think our media are free, but in reality they often dance to another's tune.
- Everyone has their fantasies but in reality very few men actually fulfill them.
Synonyms
in fact, in actual fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, actually, really, in truth, if truth be told

the reality is —

Used to assert that the truth of a matter is not what one would think or expect.
the popular view of the Dobermann is of an aggressive guard dog—the reality is very different
Example sentencesExamples
- We should not be giving special treatment to someone purely on the strength of their spending power but the reality is that we have to.
- Maybe people are suspicious of me, but the reality is that I'm spending most of my time looking at how we make the club game work.
- While everyone in the policy world is talking about the rising problem of racism, the reality is almost the opposite.
- It does not matter when it was; the reality is that that was what was in place.
- Three and a half years after the promises, the reality is that one in nine people now work more than 60 hours every week.
- Well, the reality is if you are an experienced buyer you will always get what you want at a competitive price.
- But the reality is that in a competitive world people seek out the brands.
- But the system is far from fallible and the reality is somewhat disgusting.
- Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow.
- On the other hand, the reality is that Japan simply cannot afford such an expensive gamble.

Origin

Late 15th century: via French from medieval Latin realitas, from late Latin realis 'relating to things' (see real¹).

Rhymes

banality, duality, fatality, finality, ideality, legality, locality, modality, morality, natality, orality, regality, rurality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality

Definition of reality in US English:

reality

nounriˈælədirēˈalədē

1The world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
he refuses to face reality
Laura was losing touch with reality
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately though, this only seems to be a good idea, instead of reality.
- Such details spice up the account of a wartime dictator losing touch with reality.
- But this new theology is vulnerable because it has long since lost any touch with reality.
- Recognition and acceptance of truth and reality replaces false ideas.
- No other nation has ever been quite so obsessed by defining what it is, or troubled by the idea that reality might not measure up to the ideal.
- Will a love of knowledge and the written word lead to me lose touch with reality and normal society and decide that there is no longer any need for me to wash?
- But for him, history was still the history of ideas, reality was secondary.
- I started perceiving the world in terms of wishes as opposed to reality.
- Although it sounds glamorous and fun, Caldwell says there is a danger you can lose touch with reality.
- In reality Maddy had no idea if he'd actually slept with her, but it wasn't her business to ask or even know.
- For many though, the idea of getting beyond reality is not such a scary prospect.
- It has kept all of us in touch with reality as it exists in Tokyo and Japan along with a better understanding of what Tokyo and Japan are all about.
- She said that the students are slowly losing touch with reality.
- It happens in stock markets when they lose touch with reality.
- It was clear to me that I would soon lose touch with reality unless I did something that mattered.
- The above is one development of the idea that reality is socially constructed.
- You see, a long time ago, some academic came up with the idea that reality doesn't actually exist.
- One of our biggest problems is perception as opposed to reality.
- It is so easy for prime ministers to lose touch with reality.
- In a play that makes play with ideas about art and reality, one of the more stimulating paradoxes occurred offstage.
Synonyms
the real world, real life, actuality
1. 1.1 A thing that is actually experienced or seen, especially when this is grim or problematic.
  the harsh realities of life in a farming community
  the law ignores the reality of the situation
  Example sentencesExamples
  The reality of the child's early experience may or may not be known.
  I have no problem with teaching our children the realities of life and war in the past.
  Anywhere outside you will experience the reality of traffic going forwards - in quantity, at speed.
  Some of these children have their own first-hand experience of the realities of war.
  But when image is your concern, the unpleasant realities of war present big problems.
  None has been so determined to finesse the difficult realities of the post-cold war world.
  When a big issue is on, do we want someone who might be prepared to fudge the realities of truth in order to meet his or her own ends?
  The reality of this truth was manifested at the last election.
  This language is so personal that the reader cannot be drawn to the reality of the experience.
  We have met before and the reality of personal experience is very different.
  It is clear that that may be difficult to enforce against the realities of everyday domestic life.
  The reality of motherhood is trainers, a fleece, a worry list and a mobile phone.
  The reality of her mother dying sank in deep as she saw the look of fear in her mother's eyes.
  I had been invited to experience the reality of front line policing in the town by joining the Swindon response team for the night.
  No one on this campus wants to diminish the reality of the horrible experience of sexual assault.
  The above point reflects a deep tendency in Western societies to deny the reality of life as a biological reality.
  Soon experience told them to look at the realities of life and how the laws of nature work.
  It wants to make sure it cannot actually focus on the realities of family life.
  This is part of the reality of women's experience in today's Ireland.
  When faced with the reality of these experiences, part of the problem is doubt as to whether they are real or imagined.
  Synonyms
  fact, actuality, truth, verity
2. 1.2 A thing that exists in fact, having previously only existed in one's mind.
  the paperless office may yet become a reality
  Example sentencesExamples
  She had always wanted to be a nurse and turned her childhood dream into a reality when she signed up for nurse training at Leicester Hospital 13 years ago.
  The legislation to make co-housing a reality in Sydney already exists in the form of the Community Titles Act.
  But a York research team is at the forefront of a project which aims to make this previously far-fetched dream a reality.
  But it took nearly thirty years to make that dream a reality.
  Champagne wishes and caviar dreams became a reality onboard the Concorde.
  When we were Middlesex teammates, he vowed that he wanted to play for England, and he was ready to listen, learn and put in the hard work to turn his dreams into a reality.
  You strive to make the ideal in your mind become a reality on the canvas of Time.
  It was left to the Bentham community to raise a further £10,000 in matched funding to prove its commitment and make the dream a reality.
  A disagreement in private is a division in theory - once exposed in public it becomes a reality, a fact to which others are compelled to respond.
  Economic unification is still a dream, not a reality.
  This fear thankfully has not become a reality, in fact trade in this area is up.
  You guys have turned an old man's dream into a reality; in fact, you've made history.
  Iran were safely accounted for and the dream became a reality.
  To date, broadband is rolling out faster in Ireland than in any other country in Europe, so perhaps this dream could become a reality.
  Young skaters in Solva had also worked hard to try to make their dream a reality, raising over £5,000 to help finance the scheme.
  THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research.
  Both men also had a special word of gratitude for all those who willingly gave so much of their free time over the years to help the complex dream to become a reality.
  Thomas Watson's dream became a reality when he bestowed a magnificent gift on the town by giving Howard House to be site for the new hospital.
  Lia shivered at the chill in the air and at the fact that her dream might become a reality.
  However, many barriers exist for exotic dancers to make their dreams a reality.
3. 1.3 The quality of being lifelike or resembling an original.
  the reality of Marryat's detail
  Example sentencesExamples
  Only when films regain the sparks of creativity, originality and reality, will we see crowds in cinema halls again.
  He loved acting and the people that were in it and that could produce and create moments of great reality.
  Harsh reality is created with striking clarity throughout the collection, leaving the reader both awed and dismayed.
  All of that combines to work against the sense of immersion and reality created by the graphics and large gameworld.
  Synonyms
  verisimilitude, authenticity, realism, fidelity, faithfulness
4. 1.4as modifier Relating to reality TV.
  a reality show
  Example sentencesExamples
  Would you watch a reality television show based around a celebrity footballer?
  The irony is that a reality television programme made headlines for becoming just a little too real, a little too authentic.
  It is no use complaining about reality television on the grounds that it's too real.
  But it is this producer who takes the programme beyond the usual reality television dross.
  Bear in mind, though, that premium rate numbers are also used legitimately for chat lines and for voting on some popular reality television shows.
  If networks run out of ideas for reality shows before the viewers get sick of them, then they'll return to a scripted program format.
  Unlike more infamous reality television programming, there are no contests to play, no prizes to be won.
  That is very different from reality television or commercial porn sites, where the machines are owned and steered by a company.
  There can be no doubt that the reality television format is producing increased corporate earnings.
  This is real reality television, because it could actually really happen to you!
  Channel Five's reality television extravaganza is back on our telly screens.
  Within the reality television genre itself, new strains and amalgamations have emerged.
  I am sure it will prove to be another one of the more quality reality shows out there.
  This is the original reality television; people are being killed, young men are putting their lives at risk to defend what they believe in.
  The show explores the 15 minutes of fame bestowed on the participants of reality television.
  It only goes to show how wrong your perceptions can be, even given all the advantages of the reality television format.
  Walsh is determined to distance the group from its reality TV-based roots.
  And they said, how would you like to host the first reality television program?
  Think of all the reality television shows where most confrontations are between the men.
  But this is no gameshow - this is not gratuitous reality television.
2The state or quality of having existence or substance.
youth, when death has no reality
Example sentencesExamples
- Kunzru is unable to give his India any sense of substance or reality, trading instead in cliché and stereotype.
- In both films, there is the savage horror of brief, brutal bursts of carnage; the quivering fear of death; the grim reality of war.
- This is the premise upon which the revenue claim the high ground of substance and reality.
- It's when we pretend that the mirage is reality that we create a dangerous situation, one that everyone knows is there but no one will talk about.
- Is there reality without observation, existence without consciousness?
- When survivor stories are told, history moves from mythic quality to reality.
- One of them is childhood sexuality; another is recognition of the physical reality of death.
- In those cases the House in effect decided that the substance or reality of the composite transactions was to be considered free of any artificial steps.
- I know, because I've witnessed the stunning reality of daily existence in the North.
- It is a hollow, empty show, utterly devoid of substance and reality.
- One cannot ignore the enormous influence of advertising and media in creating reality in this era.
- There is a quality of immediacy and reality in what writing is taken to be.
- It was emphasised once again that it was the function of the courts to determine the true nature of the substance and reality of the transaction.
- Rather it will remain as an empty shell of formal jurisdiction, without any substantive reality.
- This statement on creating emotional reality affords me the opportunity I've been looking for.
- It purifies our thoughts that we might know that God is the Source and Substance of all reality.
- A film is a highly manipulative exercise using sound, image and time to create the illusion of reality.
- However what will be decisive will be the substance and reality of the language creating the offence rather than its form.
- Not only that, the filmmakers created a provocative action film that ponders the essence of reality and identity.
- All these elements help hide the very manufactured TV show, which seems to lack any substance of reality.
1. 2.1Philosophy Existence that is absolute, self-sufficient, or objective, and not subject to human decisions or conventions.
  Example sentencesExamples
  No, I'm saying there is no ultimate reality, no objective existence, no ontology at all.
  We accept a parallel subordination of subjective appearance to objective reality in other areas.
  It is again the same end effect, but the perspective is fundamentally different as it is based upon a subjective rather than objective reality.
  It appears to suggest that some kind of moral objective reality is necessary for ethical functioning.
  Language for these philosophers is not a transparent window into a universal, objective reality.

Phrases

in reality

In actual fact (used to contrast a false idea of what is true or possible with one that is more accurate)
she had believed she could control these feelings, but in reality that was not so easy
Example sentencesExamples
- Interest rates appear to be more affordable than at any previous time, but in reality they are very high.
- We like to think our media are free, but in reality they often dance to another's tune.
- He may be amused by the idea but in reality it would never suit a man with such unabashed ambition.
- It is tempting to suggest nothing has changed, but in reality everything has.
- While this might appear to be a dispute about a material fact, in reality it is not.
- In fact, in reality, the cottage's location turned out to be even better than that!
- Everyone has their fantasies but in reality very few men actually fulfill them.
- I appreciate that many people go to the movies to escape reality, but in reality there is no escape.
- They seem so remote, although in reality civilisation is never very far away.
- Initially they may seem excellent to admire but, in reality, some can be of very dubious quality.
Synonyms
in fact, in actual fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, actually, really, in truth, if truth be told

the reality is —

Used to assert that the truth of a matter is not what one would think or expect.
the popular view of the Dobermann is of an aggressive guard dog—the reality is very different
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe people are suspicious of me, but the reality is that I'm spending most of my time looking at how we make the club game work.
- We should not be giving special treatment to someone purely on the strength of their spending power but the reality is that we have to.
- But the reality is that in a competitive world people seek out the brands.
- It does not matter when it was; the reality is that that was what was in place.
- Three and a half years after the promises, the reality is that one in nine people now work more than 60 hours every week.
- Well, the reality is if you are an experienced buyer you will always get what you want at a competitive price.
- While everyone in the policy world is talking about the rising problem of racism, the reality is almost the opposite.
- Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow.
- On the other hand, the reality is that Japan simply cannot afford such an expensive gamble.
- But the system is far from fallible and the reality is somewhat disgusting.

Origin

Late 15th century: via French from medieval Latin realitas, from late Latin realis ‘relating to things’ (see real).

单词	reality
释义	Definition of reality in English: reality nounPlural realities rɪˈalɪtiriˈælədi mass noun 1The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them. he refuses to face reality Laura was losing touch with reality Example sentencesExamples I started perceiving the world in terms of wishes as opposed to reality. One of our biggest problems is perception as opposed to reality. But for him, history was still the history of ideas, reality was secondary. Although it sounds glamorous and fun, Caldwell says there is a danger you can lose touch with reality. It happens in stock markets when they lose touch with reality. Such details spice up the account of a wartime dictator losing touch with reality. It is so easy for prime ministers to lose touch with reality. You see, a long time ago, some academic came up with the idea that reality doesn't actually exist. In reality Maddy had no idea if he'd actually slept with her, but it wasn't her business to ask or even know. She said that the students are slowly losing touch with reality. Will a love of knowledge and the written word lead to me lose touch with reality and normal society and decide that there is no longer any need for me to wash? It has kept all of us in touch with reality as it exists in Tokyo and Japan along with a better understanding of what Tokyo and Japan are all about. But this new theology is vulnerable because it has long since lost any touch with reality. The above is one development of the idea that reality is socially constructed. It was clear to me that I would soon lose touch with reality unless I did something that mattered. In a play that makes play with ideas about art and reality, one of the more stimulating paradoxes occurred offstage. Recognition and acceptance of truth and reality replaces false ideas. Unfortunately though, this only seems to be a good idea, instead of reality. For many though, the idea of getting beyond reality is not such a scary prospect. No other nation has ever been quite so obsessed by defining what it is, or troubled by the idea that reality might not measure up to the ideal. Synonyms the real world, real life, actuality truth physical existence, corporeality, substantiality, materiality 1.1count noun A thing that is actually experienced or seen, especially when this is unpleasant. the harsh realities of life in a farming community Example sentencesExamples When a big issue is on, do we want someone who might be prepared to fudge the realities of truth in order to meet his or her own ends? But when image is your concern, the unpleasant realities of war present big problems. I had been invited to experience the reality of front line policing in the town by joining the Swindon response team for the night. The reality of the child's early experience may or may not be known. We have met before and the reality of personal experience is very different. It is clear that that may be difficult to enforce against the realities of everyday domestic life. The reality of this truth was manifested at the last election. Anywhere outside you will experience the reality of traffic going forwards - in quantity, at speed. The reality of motherhood is trainers, a fleece, a worry list and a mobile phone. None has been so determined to finesse the difficult realities of the post-cold war world. I have no problem with teaching our children the realities of life and war in the past. This language is so personal that the reader cannot be drawn to the reality of the experience. The reality of her mother dying sank in deep as she saw the look of fear in her mother's eyes. This is part of the reality of women's experience in today's Ireland. Some of these children have their own first-hand experience of the realities of war. Soon experience told them to look at the realities of life and how the laws of nature work. It wants to make sure it cannot actually focus on the realities of family life. When faced with the reality of these experiences, part of the problem is doubt as to whether they are real or imagined. The above point reflects a deep tendency in Western societies to deny the reality of life as a biological reality. No one on this campus wants to diminish the reality of the horrible experience of sexual assault. Synonyms fact, actuality, truth, verity 1.2count noun A thing that exists in fact, having previously only existed in one's mind. we want to make the dream a reality Example sentencesExamples Thomas Watson's dream became a reality when he bestowed a magnificent gift on the town by giving Howard House to be site for the new hospital. This fear thankfully has not become a reality, in fact trade in this area is up. Lia shivered at the chill in the air and at the fact that her dream might become a reality. It was left to the Bentham community to raise a further £10,000 in matched funding to prove its commitment and make the dream a reality. Economic unification is still a dream, not a reality. You strive to make the ideal in your mind become a reality on the canvas of Time. But it took nearly thirty years to make that dream a reality. A disagreement in private is a division in theory - once exposed in public it becomes a reality, a fact to which others are compelled to respond. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams became a reality onboard the Concorde. Both men also had a special word of gratitude for all those who willingly gave so much of their free time over the years to help the complex dream to become a reality. Young skaters in Solva had also worked hard to try to make their dream a reality, raising over £5,000 to help finance the scheme. The legislation to make co-housing a reality in Sydney already exists in the form of the Community Titles Act. But a York research team is at the forefront of a project which aims to make this previously far-fetched dream a reality. Iran were safely accounted for and the dream became a reality. However, many barriers exist for exotic dancers to make their dreams a reality. She had always wanted to be a nurse and turned her childhood dream into a reality when she signed up for nurse training at Leicester Hospital 13 years ago. You guys have turned an old man's dream into a reality; in fact, you've made history. THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research. To date, broadband is rolling out faster in Ireland than in any other country in Europe, so perhaps this dream could become a reality. When we were Middlesex teammates, he vowed that he wanted to play for England, and he was ready to listen, learn and put in the hard work to turn his dreams into a reality. 1.3 The quality of being lifelike. the reality of Marryat's detail Example sentencesExamples All of that combines to work against the sense of immersion and reality created by the graphics and large gameworld. He loved acting and the people that were in it and that could produce and create moments of great reality. Only when films regain the sparks of creativity, originality and reality, will we see crowds in cinema halls again. Harsh reality is created with striking clarity throughout the collection, leaving the reader both awed and dismayed. Synonyms verisimilitude, authenticity, realism, fidelity, faithfulness 1.4as modifier Relating to reality TV. a reality show Example sentencesExamples It is no use complaining about reality television on the grounds that it's too real. Walsh is determined to distance the group from its reality TV-based roots. This is real reality television, because it could actually really happen to you! I am sure it will prove to be another one of the more quality reality shows out there. Channel Five's reality television extravaganza is back on our telly screens. Unlike more infamous reality television programming, there are no contests to play, no prizes to be won. This is the original reality television; people are being killed, young men are putting their lives at risk to defend what they believe in. That is very different from reality television or commercial porn sites, where the machines are owned and steered by a company. It only goes to show how wrong your perceptions can be, even given all the advantages of the reality television format. Within the reality television genre itself, new strains and amalgamations have emerged. But this is no gameshow - this is not gratuitous reality television. The show explores the 15 minutes of fame bestowed on the participants of reality television. Would you watch a reality television show based around a celebrity footballer? And they said, how would you like to host the first reality television program? Think of all the reality television shows where most confrontations are between the men. But it is this producer who takes the programme beyond the usual reality television dross. Bear in mind, though, that premium rate numbers are also used legitimately for chat lines and for voting on some popular reality television shows. There can be no doubt that the reality television format is producing increased corporate earnings. If networks run out of ideas for reality shows before the viewers get sick of them, then they'll return to a scripted program format. The irony is that a reality television programme made headlines for becoming just a little too real, a little too authentic. 2The state or quality of having existence or substance. youth, when death has no reality Example sentencesExamples It's when we pretend that the mirage is reality that we create a dangerous situation, one that everyone knows is there but no one will talk about. It purifies our thoughts that we might know that God is the Source and Substance of all reality. It was emphasised once again that it was the function of the courts to determine the true nature of the substance and reality of the transaction. It is a hollow, empty show, utterly devoid of substance and reality. This is the premise upon which the revenue claim the high ground of substance and reality. One of them is childhood sexuality; another is recognition of the physical reality of death. Rather it will remain as an empty shell of formal jurisdiction, without any substantive reality. In those cases the House in effect decided that the substance or reality of the composite transactions was to be considered free of any artificial steps. In both films, there is the savage horror of brief, brutal bursts of carnage; the quivering fear of death; the grim reality of war. When survivor stories are told, history moves from mythic quality to reality. One cannot ignore the enormous influence of advertising and media in creating reality in this era. Kunzru is unable to give his India any sense of substance or reality, trading instead in cliché and stereotype. All these elements help hide the very manufactured TV show, which seems to lack any substance of reality. However what will be decisive will be the substance and reality of the language creating the offence rather than its form. Is there reality without observation, existence without consciousness? A film is a highly manipulative exercise using sound, image and time to create the illusion of reality. Not only that, the filmmakers created a provocative action film that ponders the essence of reality and identity. There is a quality of immediacy and reality in what writing is taken to be. I know, because I've witnessed the stunning reality of daily existence in the North. This statement on creating emotional reality affords me the opportunity I've been looking for. 2.1Philosophy Existence that is absolute, self-sufficient, or objective, and not subject to human decisions or conventions. Example sentencesExamples It is again the same end effect, but the perspective is fundamentally different as it is based upon a subjective rather than objective reality. We accept a parallel subordination of subjective appearance to objective reality in other areas. It appears to suggest that some kind of moral objective reality is necessary for ethical functioning. No, I'm saying there is no ultimate reality, no objective existence, no ontology at all. Language for these philosophers is not a transparent window into a universal, objective reality. Phrases in reality In actual fact (used to contrast a false idea of what is true or possible with one that is more accurate) she had believed she could control these feelings, but in reality that was not so easy Example sentencesExamples In fact, in reality, the cottage's location turned out to be even better than that! While this might appear to be a dispute about a material fact, in reality it is not. I appreciate that many people go to the movies to escape reality, but in reality there is no escape. Interest rates appear to be more affordable than at any previous time, but in reality they are very high. He may be amused by the idea but in reality it would never suit a man with such unabashed ambition. Initially they may seem excellent to admire but, in reality, some can be of very dubious quality. They seem so remote, although in reality civilisation is never very far away. It is tempting to suggest nothing has changed, but in reality everything has. We like to think our media are free, but in reality they often dance to another's tune. Everyone has their fantasies but in reality very few men actually fulfill them. Synonyms in fact, in actual fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, actually, really, in truth, if truth be told the reality is — Used to assert that the truth of a matter is not what one would think or expect. the popular view of the Dobermann is of an aggressive guard dog—the reality is very different Example sentencesExamples We should not be giving special treatment to someone purely on the strength of their spending power but the reality is that we have to. Maybe people are suspicious of me, but the reality is that I'm spending most of my time looking at how we make the club game work. While everyone in the policy world is talking about the rising problem of racism, the reality is almost the opposite. It does not matter when it was; the reality is that that was what was in place. Three and a half years after the promises, the reality is that one in nine people now work more than 60 hours every week. Well, the reality is if you are an experienced buyer you will always get what you want at a competitive price. But the reality is that in a competitive world people seek out the brands. But the system is far from fallible and the reality is somewhat disgusting. Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow. On the other hand, the reality is that Japan simply cannot afford such an expensive gamble. Origin Late 15th century: via French from medieval Latin realitas, from late Latin realis 'relating to things' (see real¹). Rhymes banality, duality, fatality, finality, ideality, legality, locality, modality, morality, natality, orality, regality, rurality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality noun.1 phr. Definition of reality in US English: reality nounriˈælədirēˈalədē 1The world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them. he refuses to face reality Laura was losing touch with reality Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately though, this only seems to be a good idea, instead of reality. Such details spice up the account of a wartime dictator losing touch with reality. But this new theology is vulnerable because it has long since lost any touch with reality. Recognition and acceptance of truth and reality replaces false ideas. No other nation has ever been quite so obsessed by defining what it is, or troubled by the idea that reality might not measure up to the ideal. Will a love of knowledge and the written word lead to me lose touch with reality and normal society and decide that there is no longer any need for me to wash? But for him, history was still the history of ideas, reality was secondary. I started perceiving the world in terms of wishes as opposed to reality. Although it sounds glamorous and fun, Caldwell says there is a danger you can lose touch with reality. In reality Maddy had no idea if he'd actually slept with her, but it wasn't her business to ask or even know. For many though, the idea of getting beyond reality is not such a scary prospect. It has kept all of us in touch with reality as it exists in Tokyo and Japan along with a better understanding of what Tokyo and Japan are all about. She said that the students are slowly losing touch with reality. It happens in stock markets when they lose touch with reality. It was clear to me that I would soon lose touch with reality unless I did something that mattered. The above is one development of the idea that reality is socially constructed. You see, a long time ago, some academic came up with the idea that reality doesn't actually exist. One of our biggest problems is perception as opposed to reality. It is so easy for prime ministers to lose touch with reality. In a play that makes play with ideas about art and reality, one of the more stimulating paradoxes occurred offstage. Synonyms the real world, real life, actuality 1.1 A thing that is actually experienced or seen, especially when this is grim or problematic. the harsh realities of life in a farming community the law ignores the reality of the situation Example sentencesExamples The reality of the child's early experience may or may not be known. I have no problem with teaching our children the realities of life and war in the past. Anywhere outside you will experience the reality of traffic going forwards - in quantity, at speed. Some of these children have their own first-hand experience of the realities of war. But when image is your concern, the unpleasant realities of war present big problems. None has been so determined to finesse the difficult realities of the post-cold war world. When a big issue is on, do we want someone who might be prepared to fudge the realities of truth in order to meet his or her own ends? The reality of this truth was manifested at the last election. This language is so personal that the reader cannot be drawn to the reality of the experience. We have met before and the reality of personal experience is very different. It is clear that that may be difficult to enforce against the realities of everyday domestic life. The reality of motherhood is trainers, a fleece, a worry list and a mobile phone. The reality of her mother dying sank in deep as she saw the look of fear in her mother's eyes. I had been invited to experience the reality of front line policing in the town by joining the Swindon response team for the night. No one on this campus wants to diminish the reality of the horrible experience of sexual assault. The above point reflects a deep tendency in Western societies to deny the reality of life as a biological reality. Soon experience told them to look at the realities of life and how the laws of nature work. It wants to make sure it cannot actually focus on the realities of family life. This is part of the reality of women's experience in today's Ireland. When faced with the reality of these experiences, part of the problem is doubt as to whether they are real or imagined. Synonyms fact, actuality, truth, verity 1.2 A thing that exists in fact, having previously only existed in one's mind. the paperless office may yet become a reality Example sentencesExamples She had always wanted to be a nurse and turned her childhood dream into a reality when she signed up for nurse training at Leicester Hospital 13 years ago. The legislation to make co-housing a reality in Sydney already exists in the form of the Community Titles Act. But a York research team is at the forefront of a project which aims to make this previously far-fetched dream a reality. But it took nearly thirty years to make that dream a reality. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams became a reality onboard the Concorde. When we were Middlesex teammates, he vowed that he wanted to play for England, and he was ready to listen, learn and put in the hard work to turn his dreams into a reality. You strive to make the ideal in your mind become a reality on the canvas of Time. It was left to the Bentham community to raise a further £10,000 in matched funding to prove its commitment and make the dream a reality. A disagreement in private is a division in theory - once exposed in public it becomes a reality, a fact to which others are compelled to respond. Economic unification is still a dream, not a reality. This fear thankfully has not become a reality, in fact trade in this area is up. You guys have turned an old man's dream into a reality; in fact, you've made history. Iran were safely accounted for and the dream became a reality. To date, broadband is rolling out faster in Ireland than in any other country in Europe, so perhaps this dream could become a reality. Young skaters in Solva had also worked hard to try to make their dream a reality, raising over £5,000 to help finance the scheme. THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research. Both men also had a special word of gratitude for all those who willingly gave so much of their free time over the years to help the complex dream to become a reality. Thomas Watson's dream became a reality when he bestowed a magnificent gift on the town by giving Howard House to be site for the new hospital. Lia shivered at the chill in the air and at the fact that her dream might become a reality. However, many barriers exist for exotic dancers to make their dreams a reality. 1.3 The quality of being lifelike or resembling an original. the reality of Marryat's detail Example sentencesExamples Only when films regain the sparks of creativity, originality and reality, will we see crowds in cinema halls again. He loved acting and the people that were in it and that could produce and create moments of great reality. Harsh reality is created with striking clarity throughout the collection, leaving the reader both awed and dismayed. All of that combines to work against the sense of immersion and reality created by the graphics and large gameworld. Synonyms verisimilitude, authenticity, realism, fidelity, faithfulness 1.4as modifier Relating to reality TV. a reality show Example sentencesExamples Would you watch a reality television show based around a celebrity footballer? The irony is that a reality television programme made headlines for becoming just a little too real, a little too authentic. It is no use complaining about reality television on the grounds that it's too real. But it is this producer who takes the programme beyond the usual reality television dross. Bear in mind, though, that premium rate numbers are also used legitimately for chat lines and for voting on some popular reality television shows. If networks run out of ideas for reality shows before the viewers get sick of them, then they'll return to a scripted program format. Unlike more infamous reality television programming, there are no contests to play, no prizes to be won. That is very different from reality television or commercial porn sites, where the machines are owned and steered by a company. There can be no doubt that the reality television format is producing increased corporate earnings. This is real reality television, because it could actually really happen to you! Channel Five's reality television extravaganza is back on our telly screens. Within the reality television genre itself, new strains and amalgamations have emerged. I am sure it will prove to be another one of the more quality reality shows out there. This is the original reality television; people are being killed, young men are putting their lives at risk to defend what they believe in. The show explores the 15 minutes of fame bestowed on the participants of reality television. It only goes to show how wrong your perceptions can be, even given all the advantages of the reality television format. Walsh is determined to distance the group from its reality TV-based roots. And they said, how would you like to host the first reality television program? Think of all the reality television shows where most confrontations are between the men. But this is no gameshow - this is not gratuitous reality television. 2The state or quality of having existence or substance. youth, when death has no reality Example sentencesExamples Kunzru is unable to give his India any sense of substance or reality, trading instead in cliché and stereotype. In both films, there is the savage horror of brief, brutal bursts of carnage; the quivering fear of death; the grim reality of war. This is the premise upon which the revenue claim the high ground of substance and reality. It's when we pretend that the mirage is reality that we create a dangerous situation, one that everyone knows is there but no one will talk about. Is there reality without observation, existence without consciousness? When survivor stories are told, history moves from mythic quality to reality. One of them is childhood sexuality; another is recognition of the physical reality of death. In those cases the House in effect decided that the substance or reality of the composite transactions was to be considered free of any artificial steps. I know, because I've witnessed the stunning reality of daily existence in the North. It is a hollow, empty show, utterly devoid of substance and reality. One cannot ignore the enormous influence of advertising and media in creating reality in this era. There is a quality of immediacy and reality in what writing is taken to be. It was emphasised once again that it was the function of the courts to determine the true nature of the substance and reality of the transaction. Rather it will remain as an empty shell of formal jurisdiction, without any substantive reality. This statement on creating emotional reality affords me the opportunity I've been looking for. It purifies our thoughts that we might know that God is the Source and Substance of all reality. A film is a highly manipulative exercise using sound, image and time to create the illusion of reality. However what will be decisive will be the substance and reality of the language creating the offence rather than its form. Not only that, the filmmakers created a provocative action film that ponders the essence of reality and identity. All these elements help hide the very manufactured TV show, which seems to lack any substance of reality. 2.1Philosophy Existence that is absolute, self-sufficient, or objective, and not subject to human decisions or conventions. Example sentencesExamples No, I'm saying there is no ultimate reality, no objective existence, no ontology at all. We accept a parallel subordination of subjective appearance to objective reality in other areas. It is again the same end effect, but the perspective is fundamentally different as it is based upon a subjective rather than objective reality. It appears to suggest that some kind of moral objective reality is necessary for ethical functioning. Language for these philosophers is not a transparent window into a universal, objective reality. Phrases in reality In actual fact (used to contrast a false idea of what is true or possible with one that is more accurate) she had believed she could control these feelings, but in reality that was not so easy Example sentencesExamples Interest rates appear to be more affordable than at any previous time, but in reality they are very high. We like to think our media are free, but in reality they often dance to another's tune. He may be amused by the idea but in reality it would never suit a man with such unabashed ambition. It is tempting to suggest nothing has changed, but in reality everything has. While this might appear to be a dispute about a material fact, in reality it is not. In fact, in reality, the cottage's location turned out to be even better than that! Everyone has their fantasies but in reality very few men actually fulfill them. I appreciate that many people go to the movies to escape reality, but in reality there is no escape. They seem so remote, although in reality civilisation is never very far away. Initially they may seem excellent to admire but, in reality, some can be of very dubious quality. Synonyms in fact, in actual fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, actually, really, in truth, if truth be told the reality is — Used to assert that the truth of a matter is not what one would think or expect. the popular view of the Dobermann is of an aggressive guard dog—the reality is very different Example sentencesExamples Maybe people are suspicious of me, but the reality is that I'm spending most of my time looking at how we make the club game work. We should not be giving special treatment to someone purely on the strength of their spending power but the reality is that we have to. But the reality is that in a competitive world people seek out the brands. It does not matter when it was; the reality is that that was what was in place. Three and a half years after the promises, the reality is that one in nine people now work more than 60 hours every week. Well, the reality is if you are an experienced buyer you will always get what you want at a competitive price. While everyone in the policy world is talking about the rising problem of racism, the reality is almost the opposite. Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow. On the other hand, the reality is that Japan simply cannot afford such an expensive gamble. But the system is far from fallible and the reality is somewhat disgusting. Origin Late 15th century: via French from medieval Latin realitas, from late Latin realis ‘relating to things’ (see real). noun.1 phr.
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