'Realities' definitions:

Definition of 'Realities'

From: GCIDE
  • Reality \Re*al"i*ty\ (r[-e]*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Realities (-t[i^]z). [Cf. F. r['e]alit['e], LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]
  • 1. The state or quality of being real; actual being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact. [1913 Webster]
  • A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is real; an actual existence; that which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has objective existence, and is not merely an idea. [1913 Webster]
  • And to realities yield all her shows. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a reality to me. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [See 1st Realty, 2.] Loyalty; devotion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • To express our reality to the emperor. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Law) See 2d Realty, 2. [1913 Webster]

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