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unrealness

unrealness

7.4
A feeling that something is not real like a dream
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈrɪəl.nəs/
translation icon : irrealidad
  • The unrealness of the dream left her feeling confused when she woke up.

Examples

  • The unrealness of the dream left her feeling confused.

  • He struggled to accept the unrealness of the story, doubting it ever happened.

  • The movie's special effects added a sense of unrealness to the entire experience.

  • I can't shake off the unrealness of this situation.

  • The film's vibrant colors and surreal landscapes contributed to its overall unrealness, captivating the audience.

  • As she walked through the enchanted forest, she couldn't shake the feeling of unrealness that surrounded her.

  • The artist's work evokes a sense of unrealness, transforming everyday scenes into dreamlike visions.

Synonyms

unreality
vsunrealness
2 7.9

A feeling that things are not real or are like a dream

emphasizes a dreamy or imaginary feeling rather than factual nonexistence
fictionality
vsunrealness
  • Literature
1 7.5

The state of being imagined rather than real, often in stories

applies more broadly to dreamlike or unreal states outside stories
irreality
vsunrealness
9.9

A feeling that something is not real, like a dream

focuses more on a dreamlike, seeming not real quality
nonreality
vsunrealness
9.3

A state where things exist only in your imagination or in games

highlights the dreamlike or uncanny feeling rather than mere imagined existence
fictitiousness
vsunrealness
8.5

A quality of being made up and not real that people sometimes use to trick others

refers more to a dreamlike or unreal sense, not deliberate falseness
illusoriness
vsunrealness
9.8

A feeling that something seems real when it is not

describes things that feel unreal or dreamlike rather than deceptive appearance
unrealism
vsunrealness
  • Literature
8.9

A style that does not show real people or things

expresses the personal feeling of being dreamy or seeming not real

Antonyms

reality
∞ 1.4

The way things really are, not how we imagine or wish

authenticity
71 4.8

A quality that shows something is real and believable to people

How Real

reality
∞ 1.4
unrealness
7.4
illusion
319 4.6
fantasy
112 3.8

Surface Forms

unrealness singular
unrealnesses plural

Morphology

unrealness = unreal (transparent) = un + real + ness

Forming a noun from the adjective 'unreal' with the productive suffix '-ness' yields the expected meaning 'the state of being unreal'.

Etymology

Unrealness starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part real comes from an old Latin word for 'thing' or 'true'. So unrealness is the state of being 'not real', like the strange, dreamlike feeling when something seems imaginary.