REALNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being actual or real

Example:

the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him

Synonyms:

realism; reality; realness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("realness" is a kind of...):

actuality (the state of actually existing objectively)

Attribute:

existent; real (being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory)

unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "realness"):

fact (an event known to have happened or something known to have existed)

Derivation:

real (coinciding with reality)

real (not to be taken lightly)

real (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something)