reality
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,288 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,617 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you also: world his world was shatteredwe live in different worlds
- the state of being actual or real also: realness, realism the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him
- the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be businessmen have to face harsh realities
- the quality possessed by something that is real
reality in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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Any misfortune will be smaller in reality than the horrors of uncertainty.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Zeena herself, from an oppressive reality, had faded into an insubstantial shade.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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The battle of Barnet had not, in reality, greatly weakened the Lancastrian cause.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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In reality, notwithstanding the ferocious appearance of his furnaces, he is the eternal dupe.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1