real life en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.
Near-synonyms: real world, reality
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(broadly, countable, figuratively, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable) Life outside of the Internet.
Near-synonyms: real world, reality, real reality (intentional pleonasm under certain circumstances)
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(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Pressing day-to-day commitments.
I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| real lives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
real life experience · for real life · IRL
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
reality · reality · real world · real reality · real world
Translations (36)
ar حَيَاة حَقِيقِيَّة (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ja 実際の生活 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · fi tosielämä (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ru реа́л (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · nl het echte leven (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ko 리얼라이프 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · cmn 現生 /现生 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · cmn 真實生命 /真实生命 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · cmn 現實生活 /现实生活 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · de echtes Leben (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · fa-ira زِنْدِگیِ واقِعی (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · el πραγματικότητα (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · th ชีวิตจริง (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · sv verkliga livet (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · it vita reale (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · pl życie (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · fr vie réelle (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · hu való élet (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · pt vida real (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · tr gerçek hayat (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ru реа́льная жизнь (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ja リアル・ライフ (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ko 실생활 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ar حَيَاة وَاقِعِيَّة (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · de wirkliches Leben (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · pl real (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · id kehidupan nyata (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · es vida real (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · pl prawdziwe życie (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · is raunveruleiki (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ja 実生活 (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · fr vraie vie (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · fi todellisuus (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · uk реа́льне життя́ (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · de Reallife (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment) · ro viața reală (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment)