Standard Lemma guide

realty

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹiəlti/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪəlti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (General American) -iəlti
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY1 AH0 L T IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IH1 L IH0 T IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: R IY1 L T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Real estate; a piece of real property; land.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The property that goes to the heirs of the deceased, as distinguished from the personalty, which goes to the executor or administrator of the estate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Reality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Loyalty; faithfulness; fealty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Royalty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

property consisting of houses and land

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: real property, real estate, immovable

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: property, belongings, holding

Narrower terms: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne, mortmain, dead hand

History

Etymology

From Middle French realité (“property, possession”). Doublet of reality.

Real reading context

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