Reality vs. Fiction

Realitynoun

The state of being actual or real.

Realitynoun

A real entity, event or other fact.

Realitynoun

The entirety of all that is real.

Realitynoun

An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.

Realitynoun

(obsolete) Loyalty; devotion.

Realitynoun

Realty; real estate.

Realitynoun

The state or quality of being real; actual being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact.

Realitynoun

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.

Realitynoun

Loyalty; devotion.

Realitynoun

See 2d Realty, 2.

Realitynoun

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you;

Realitynoun

the state of being actual or real;

Realitynoun

the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be;

Realitynoun

the quality possessed by something that is real

Realitynoun

the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them

Realitynoun

a thing that is actually experienced or seen, especially when this is unpleasant

Realitynoun

a thing that exists in fact, having previously only existed in one's mind

Realitynoun

the quality of being lifelike

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relating to reality TV

Realitynoun

the state or quality of having existence or substance

Realitynoun

existence that is absolute, self-sufficient, or objective, and not subject to human decisions or conventions.

Reality

Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence.

Fictionnoun

Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

Fictionnoun

(uncountable) A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).

Fictionnoun

(legal) A legal fiction.

Fictionnoun

The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.

Fictionnoun

That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; - opposed to fact, or reality.

Fictionnoun

Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances.

Fictionnoun

An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth.

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Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue.

Fictionnoun

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

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a deliberately false or improbable account

Fictionnoun

literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

Fictionnoun

something that is invented or untrue

Fictionnoun

a belief or statement which is false, but is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so

Fiction

Fiction is any creative work (chiefly, any narrative work) consisting of people, events, or places that are imaginary—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact. In its most narrow usage, fiction refers to written narratives in prose and often specifically novels, though also novellas and short stories.