S: (adj) real, existent (being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory) "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
S: (adj) real (no less than what is stated; worthy of the name) "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
S: (adj) real (not to be taken lightly) "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
S: (adj) real, tangible (capable of being treated as fact) "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
S: (adj) actual, genuine, literal, real (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something) "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
S: (adj) real (of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation) "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
S: (adj) substantial, real, material (having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary) "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"
S: (adj) real ((of property) fixed or immovable) "real property consists of land and buildings"
S: (adj) veridical, real (coinciding with reality) "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
Adverb
S: (adv) very, really, real, rattling (used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal) "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"