neoreality

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noun

A substitute for reality.

OriginEnglish reality ← French réalité ← Medieval Latin reālitā →
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Meanings

nounneoreality (usually uncountable, plural neorealities)

plural neorealities

  1. uncountableusuallyA substitute for reality.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Latinreālis
  14. Medieval Latinreālitā
  15. Frenchréalité
  16. Englishreality
  17. Englishneoreality

From neo- + reality.

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APA

neoreality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoreality

MLA

“neoreality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoreality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoreality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoreality.

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