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being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory;
"real objects"
"real people; not ghosts"
"a film based on real life"
"a real illness"
"real humility"
"Life is real! Life is earnest!"
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no less than what is stated; worthy of the name;
"the real reason"
"real war"
"a real friend"
"a real woman"
"meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"
"it's time he had a real job"
"it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
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not to be taken lightly;
"statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"
"to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
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capable of being treated as fact;
"tangible evidence"
"his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
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being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;
"her actual motive"
"a literal solitude like a desert"
"a genuine dilemma"
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of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation;
"real prices"
"real income"
"real wages"
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having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;
"the substantial world"
"a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
"most ponderous and substantial things"
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(of property) fixed or immovable;
"real property consists of land and buildings"
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coinciding with reality;
"perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"
