noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈɹiəlti/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɪəlti/
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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
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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
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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4
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Meaning 4
Loyalty; faithfulness; fealty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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5
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Meaning 5
Royalty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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6
noun
Meaning 6
property consisting of houses and land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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.