real world
real world is the alternative form of real-world.
Meaning of real-world
Adjective
real-world (not comparable)
- Having a practicable, verifiable quality; not imaginary, theoretical or based in a non-physical realm, such as heaven or cyberspace.
- The moon rocket was a real-world application of astrophysics.
- Antonyms:
- blue-skies, imaginary, theoretical, virtual
Noun
real world (plural real worlds)
- The realm of human experience comprising physical objects, and excluding theoretical constructs, hypotheses, artificial environments, and "virtual" worlds such as the Internet, computer simulations, or the imagination.
- Near-synonym: real life
- It's time to relocate this experiment from the laboratory into the real world.
- Synonyms:
- reality, real reality, real life
Synonyms of real world
Forms of real world
| plural | real worlds |
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Words formed from real world
Questions about real world
- What does real world mean?
- Real world means the realm of human experience comprising physical objects, and excluding theoretical constructs, hypotheses, artificial environments, and "virtual" worlds such as the Internet, computer simulations, or the imagination.
- What is real world the alternative form of?
- Real world is the alternative form of real-world.
- What part of speech is real world?
- Real world is a noun.
- What is the plural of real world?
- The plural of real world is real worlds.
Words near real world in the dictionary
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