reality
The state of being actual or realThe state of being actual or real; realness.
» It's time you faced reality.
Es ist an der Zeit, dass du der Realität ins Auge siehst.
Es ist an der Zeit, dass Sie der Wirklichkeit ins Auge sehen.
Прийшов час подивитися правді в очі.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being actual or real; realness.
The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.
Wirklichkeit, Realität
реа́льностьreálʹnostʹ, действи́тельностьdejstvítelʹnostʹ, веще́ственностьveščéstvennostʹ
реа́льністьreálʹnistʹ, ді́йсністьdíjsnistʹ, спра́вжністьsprávžnistʹ
the state of being actual or real
(uncountable, usually)The real world.
the quality possessed by something that is real
(uncountable, usually)A real entity, event, or other fact.
The ultimate reality of life is that it ends in death.
There are several new realities that this team now needs to accept: our old project is dead, and our new project is now the priority.
Realität
(uncountable, usually)The entirety of all that is real.
реа́льностьreálʹnostʹ, действи́тельностьdejstvítelʹnostʹ
реа́льністьreálʹnistʹ, ді́йсністьdíjsnistʹ
(uncountable, usually)An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
Realität
реа́льностьreálʹnostʹ, действи́тельностьdejstvítelʹnostʹ
(attributive, uncountable, usually)Reality television.
a foray into reality programming
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Loyalty; devotion.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Realty; real estate.
Examples
668 sentencesIt's time you faced reality.
Прийшов час подивитися правді в очі.
deEs ist an der Zeit, dass du der Realität ins Auge siehst.
That's the reality.
Така реальність.
ruТакова реальность.
deDas ist die Realität.
His dream has become a reality.
ruЕго мечта стала реальностью.
Who's your favorite reality TV star?
In reality, it doesn't mean much.
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Origin
From French réalité (“quality of being real”), from Middle French realité (“property, possFrom French réalité (“quality of being real”), from Middle French realité (“property, possession”), from Medieval Latin reālitās, from Late Latin reālis (“real”), equivalent to real + -ity. Recorded since 1550 as a legal term in the sense of “fixed property” (compare real estate, realty); the sense “real existence” is attested from 1647. First attested in c. 1540.
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Forms
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