Meanings
adjectivesurrealish (not comparable)
- not comparableSomewhat surreal.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Old Frenchsur-
- Frenchsur-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinreālis
- Old Frenchreel
- Middle Frenchreal
- Frenchréel
- Frenchréalisme
- Frenchsurréalisme
- Englishsurrealismbf.
- Englishsurreal
- Englishsurrealish
From surreal + -ish.
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surrealish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrealish
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“surrealish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrealish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surrealish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrealish.
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