irrealis
ir·real·is
Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a factInflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.
/ɪɹiˈɑːlɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.
Origin
Learned borrowing from New Latin irreālis (“intangible, immaterial”), from Latin in- (“un-Learned borrowing from New Latin irreālis (“intangible, immaterial”), from Latin in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irreal.
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsubjunctiveB2
Derivedirrealis mood
See also
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