Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or condition of being or appearing real; manifest genuineness; freedom from artifice or any deception.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or condition of being real; reality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
real ;reality .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being actual or real
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Examples
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He's far from the usual TV pretty-boy ideal, and the realness is a relief.
Archive 2006-03-01 KaneCitizen 2006
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He's far from the usual TV pretty-boy ideal, and the realness is a relief.
Fred, Betty, Glittering KaneCitizen 2006
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And that realness is what makes this a great story!
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There is a certain realness, a down-to-earthness about people in the Finger Lakes that is palpable and infectious.
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There is a certain realness, a down-to-earthness about people in the Finger Lakes that is palpable and infectious.
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It represents some kind of quintessentially American vulgarity, crudeness, but also some kind of "realness" - a la the Sopranos, Bruce Springsteen.
Notes on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ann Althouse 2005
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Her realness is an inspiration, made all the more compelling when juxtaposed with her statuesque beauty.
Anisha Lakhani: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's Wonderland: NYFW 2011 Reflections and Fashion at Lincoln Center Projections Anisha Lakhani 2011
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Her realness is an inspiration, made all the more compelling when juxtaposed with her statuesque beauty.
Anisha Lakhani: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's Wonderland: NYFW 2011 Reflections and Fashion at Lincoln Center Projections Anisha Lakhani 2011
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Her realness is an inspiration, made all the more compelling when juxtaposed with her statuesque beauty.
Anisha Lakhani: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's Wonderland: NYFW 2011 Reflections and Fashion at Lincoln Center Projections Anisha Lakhani 2011
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It to me represents the 'realness' and the humble, gracious charm of the U.S.
Music Of Your Life 2009
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