irreal

ir·re·al

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ih-ree-uh l, ih-reel]
- /ɪˈri əl, ɪˈril/
- /ɪrˈiəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-ree-uh l, ih-reel]
- /ɪˈri əl, ɪˈril/

Definitions of irreal word

adjective irreal unreal. 1
adjective irreal unreal 0
adjective irreal not real 0

See all 3 definitions of irreal

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Origin of irreal

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; ir-2 + real1

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Parts of speech for Irreal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Irreal

irreal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for irreal

adjective irreal

real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.

Just one Antonym for irreal