nonreality

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noun

The quality of not being real.

OriginEnglish reality ← French réalité ← Medieval Latin reālitā →
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Meanings

nounnonreality (countable and uncountable, plural nonrealities)

plural nonrealities

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of not being real.
  2. countableuncountableA place, situation, etc. that is not reality.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  16. Proto-Italic*reis
  17. Classical Latinrēs
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Latinreālis
  21. Medieval Latinreālitā
  22. Frenchréalité
  23. Englishreality
  24. Englishnonreality

From non- + reality.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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