Definition of Realety
Re*al"i*ty (r&esl;*ăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Realities (-
t&ibreve;z). [Cf. F. réalité, LL.
realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]
1. The state or quality of being real; actual
being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance;
fact.
A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in
reality he does not comprehend his meaning.
Addison.
2. That which is real; an actual existence;
that which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has
objective existence, and is not merely an idea.
And to realities yield all her
shows. Milton.
My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a
reality to me. Beattie.
3. [See 1st Realty, 2.] Loyalty;
devotion. [Obs.]
To express our reality to the
emperor. Fuller.
4. (Law) See 2d Realty,
2.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain
in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The nucleus of a vacuum.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- That which is ultimately foundational beyond all words or mortal concepts. That which is beyond what is perceived, and yet is apprehended to contain all that ever can be perceived by mortals and more.
- Based on the actual, or that which exists.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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