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irreal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of intangible, immaterial, not composed of things, having no concrete existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intangible, immaterial, not composed of things, having no concrete existence

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin irrealis, from in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, tangible, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irrealis.