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UNREALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality possessed by something that is unreal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unreality" is a kind of...):
immateriality; incorporeality (the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter)
Antonym:
reality (the quality possessed by something that is real)
Derivation:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
Synonyms:
irreality; unreality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("unreality" is a kind of...):
nonentity; nonexistence (the state of not existing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unreality"):
cloud (out of touch with reality)
falseness; falsity (the state of being false or untrue)
Antonym:
reality (the state of being actual or real)
Derivation:
unreal (lacking material form or substance; unreal)
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
