Meanings
nounrealty (countable and uncountable, plural realties)
plural realties
- countableuncountableReal estate; a piece of real property; land.
- countableuncountablelawThe property that goes to the heirs of the deceased, as distinguished from the personalty, which goes to the executor or administrator of the estate.
- countableobsoleteuncountableReality.
- countableobsoleteuncountableLoyalty; faithfulness; fealty.
O heaven! That such resemblance of the highest Should yet remain, where faith and realty Remain not
1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC - countableobsoleteuncountableRoyalty.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounproperty consisting of houses and land
Broader
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Origin
- Middle Frenchrealité“property, possession”
- Englishrealty
From Middle French realité (“property, possession”). Doublet of reality.
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“realty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realty. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “realty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realty.
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