Meanings
nounirreality (countable and uncountable, plural irrealities)
plural irrealities
- countableuncommonuncountableUnreality.
But then the vision swamps that awareness, and he’s digging in the earth again, trying to prove its irreality to himself. It is rough and grainy on his palms, as real as anything he’s ever felt.
2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinir-
- Englishir-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinreālis
- Medieval Latinreālitā
- Frenchréalité
- Englishreality
- Englishirreality
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APA
irreality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreality
MLA
“irreality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irreality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreality.
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