surreality

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Definition of surreality

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being incongruous or surreal.
    “The surreality of the crash scene dawned upon him only when he saw a holy figure in the smoke.”
    “And when he goes to greet his mother the surreality of it all stares him in the face: in two years she's turned into a little old lady.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being incongruous or surreal.
    “The surreality of the crash scene dawned upon him only when he saw a holy figure in the smoke.”
    “And when he goes to greet his mother the surreality of it all stares him in the face: in two years she's turned into a little old lady.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)That which is surreal; a surreal entity, event or other fact.
    “The surrealities of life are the paradoxes thereof.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Old French sur- French sur- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Old French sur- French sur- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reel Middle French real French réel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French réalisme French surréalismebor. English surrealismbf. English surreal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English surreality From surreal + -ity. Compare French surréalité.

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