adj
Meaning 1
surreal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
surrealistic
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /səˌɹiː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
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US: /səˌɹi.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
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Australian: /səˌɹiː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪstɪk
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions--J.C.Powys
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows
- the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Old French sur- French sur- 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 Late Latin reālisder. Old French reel Middle French real French réel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French réalisme French surréalismebor. English surrealismbf. English surreal ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English surrealistic From surreal + -istic.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: surrealistisch — surreal
- German: surrealistisch — surreal
- Scottish Gaelic: os-fhìreach — surreal
- Swedish: surrealistisk — surreal
- Tagalog: makakubtunay — surreal
Real reading context