reality

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being actual or real; realness.

   “The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.”

   “While the SCP universe is, of course, filled with things that we would certainly not consider "real", most of the SCPs are tangible or perceivable in some way. There are those concepts, however, whose reality is debatable, even to the SCP Foundation, begging them to ask the question of what, exactly, is real.”

2. (uncountable, usually)The real world.

   “A man very often fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.”

   “As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,[…]. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get.[…]I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.”

   “Does this mean that reality has caught up with science fiction?”

3. (uncountable, usually)A real entity, event, or other fact.

   “The ultimate reality of life is that it ends in death.”

   “There are several new realities that this team now needs to accept: our old project is dead, and our new project is now the priority.”

   “And to realities yield all her shows.”

   “My neck, Sir, may be an idea to you, but to me it is a reality.”

   “A dream, of simple fantasy / That I, wished was reality / That you'd, come knocking at my door / And we'd, relive this dream once more”

4. (uncountable, usually)The entirety of all that is real.

   “Across the entire Universe. Never stopping, never faltering, never fading. People and planets and stars will become dust. And the dust will become atoms and the atoms will become... nothing. And the wavelength will continue, breaking through the rift at the heart of the Medusa Cascade into every dimension, every parallel, every single corner of creation. This is my ultimate victory, Doctor! The DESTRUCTION! Of REALITY! ITSELF!”

5. (uncountable, usually)An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
6. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Loyalty; devotion.

   “To express our reality to the emperor.”

7. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Realty; real estate.
8. (attributive, uncountable, usually)Reality television.

   “a foray into reality programming”

name

1. A female given name from English.