real

adjective
rēl, rēəl

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Example

“City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.”

Other meanings

Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
“This is real leather.”
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
“These are real tears!”

Example sentences

“All functions considered in this chapter are real.”
Tatoeba · Thanuir · CC0
“It tastes just like the real thing.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Real friends don't do things like that.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "rēs" (matter, thing).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “real” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.