actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed

Julius Caesar was a real person

her many illnesses, real and imaginary

(of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine

the earring was presumably real gold

complete; utter (used for emphasis)

the tour turned out to be a real disaster

adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power

real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent

an increase in real terms of 11.6 per cent

(of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part

(of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual

really; very

my head hurts real bad

the basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos