noun
Meaning 1
Unreality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncommon, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
irreality
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noun
Meaning 2
the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unreality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nonexistence, nonentity
Narrower terms: cloud, falsity, falseness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality English irreality From ir- + reality.