Quotes about "real"

• Noun: any rational or irrational number

• Noun: an old small silver Spanish coin

• Adj: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"; examples: "real objects", "real peopl", "a film based on real life", "a real illness", "real humility", "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfello"

• Adj: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; examples: "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"

• Adj: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; examples: "her actual motive", "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterto", "a genuine dilemma"

• Adj: not to be taken lightly; examples: "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems", "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"

• Adj: capable of being treated as fact; examples: "tangible evidence", "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"

• Adj: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; examples: "real prices", "real income", "real wages"

• Adj: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; examples: "the substantial world", "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical", "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespear"

• Adj: (of property) fixed or immovable; example: "real property consists of land and buildings"

• Adj: coinciding with reality; example: "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafso"

• Adv: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; examples: "she was very gifted", "he played very well", "a really enjoyable evening", "I'm real sorry about it", "a rattling good yarn"