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| case1 |
things in reality; what is actual or true. [1/9 definitions] |
| de facto |
in reality, if not officially or legally. [1/3 definitions] |
| dream world |
a world that exists only in the imagination, not in reality. |
| fact |
a reality, or something that happened or is happening in reality. [1/4 definitions] |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. [1/4 definitions] |
| idealization |
a depiction or representation of something in a perfect or more perfect form, as opposed to the way it is in reality. [1/2 definitions] |
| in fact |
in reality; really; truly; indeed. |
| local color |
the distinctive sights, customs, manners, speech, and the like that are characteristic of a particular place or period, either as observed in reality or depicted in literature. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. [1/2 definitions] |
| model |
a small or miniature replica of a thing that exists in reality, constructed for one's own entertainment. [1/14 definitions] |
| nonexistent |
not existing; not having substance in reality. |
| nonobjective |
designating or being a style or example of graphic art in which objects are not depicted as they appear in reality; abstract; nonrepresentational. |
| practical |
useful in reality or capable of being put into use; workable. [1/5 definitions] |
| real-life |
pertaining to or occurring in reality, as opposed to fiction. |
| unflattering |
causing, or potentially causing, someone or something to appear less attractive or less good than that person or thing is considered to be in reality. [1/2 definitions] |
| will1 |
used to make a confident prediction, although in reality the facts are not known. [1/9 definitions] |
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