Definitions
the quality possessed by something that is real
Word origin
From 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.
Used in a sentence
“The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.”
“A man very often fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.”
“Does this mean that reality has caught up with science fiction?”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Actual existence”7 letters
02“Actual world”7 letters
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