Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irreality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ir-re-al-i-ty
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But then the vision swamps that awareness, and he’s digging in the earth again, trying to prove its irreality to himself. It is rough and grainy on his palms, as real as anything he’s ever felt."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality English irreality From ir- + reality.

Usage

Inflected Forms

irrealities (plural)

Synonyms

unreality

Questions

What does irreality mean?: Unreality.
Where does irreality come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality English irreality From ir- + reality.

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