Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unreality

/ˌʌnɹiˈæləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-al-i-ty
IPA: /ˌʌnɹiˈæləti/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of reality or real existence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being unreal.

Uncountable

noun

That which has no reality or real existence; something unreal or imaginary

Countable

noun

Unpractical character; visionariness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus it was that I beheld, as never before, the awful unreality called evil. The equipollence of God brought to light another glorious proposition, — man’s perfectibility and the establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth."
"Then, the Lord, for the sake of those involved in the Universal Vehicle, turned a second wheel of Dharma, even more wondrous and amazing, by proclaiming emptiness, starting from the fact of the unreality, productionlessness, ceaselessness, primordial peace, and natural liberation of all things."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unreality From un- (“lack of, not”) + reality.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unrealities (plural)

Synonyms

disreality irreality

Rhymes With

sexuality mortality hospitality morality mentality nationality municipality neutrality locality brutality confidentiality vitality

Questions

How do you pronounce unreality?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɹiˈæləti/.
What does unreality mean?: Lack of reality or real existence.
Where does unreality come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unreality From un- (“lack of, not”) + reality.

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