real life

re·al life

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-uh l, reel lahyf]
- /ˈri əl, ril laɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-uh l, reel lahyf]
- /ˈri əl, ril laɪf/

Definitions of real life words

adjective real life existing or happening in reality: real-life drama. 1
noun real life reality 1
uncountable noun real life If something happens in real life, it actually happens and is not just in a story or in someone's imagination. 0
uncountable noun real life Real life is also an adjective. 0
noun real life actual human life, as lived by real people, esp contrasted with the lives of fictional or fantasy characters 0
noun real life (as modifier) 0

See all 8 definitions of real life

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Origin of real life

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Real life

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Real life

real life popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

real life usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for real life

noun real life

actuality — Actuality is the state of really existing rather than being imagined.

Just one Synonym for real life