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realness

realness

9 4.6
The quality of being true and not fake
  • noun
  • /ˈriːəl.nəs/
translation icon : realidad
  • In her speech, she emphasized the importance of embracing realness and authenticity.

There is still this realness to the skin, which is incredible.

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Examples

  • Jeremiah's detailed references to his foster family's realness impress the seeming permanence of that home upon the reader.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The realness of the painting made it feel as if the scene could come to life.

  • There is still this realness to the skin, which is incredible.

  • Because if we enjoy our present moment, we are in the realness of the love with that person.

  • Is this realness or not?

  • You better recognize the realness.

  • But the thing about Bernie was he could feel the realness of him.

  • We need to be real, and in that realness there's power.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I feel like the world as a whole is craving realness in general after like TikTok and stuff.

  • To me, the charm of Alex Earl is, yes, she's gorgeous and everything, but she has an element of realness to her, a humanness.

Synonyms

reality
vsrealness
1.4

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

is about genuine status and acceptance rather than mere existence
authenticity
vsrealness
71 4.8

A quality that shows something is real and believable to people

is the broad quality of existing rather than public credibility
actuality
vsrealness
26 6.5

The state of being real rather than possible

focuses on the quality of being genuine rather than simple occurrence
genuineness
vsrealness
3 4.0

The state of being real and sincere

is the wider quality of existing rather than inner sincerity
factualness
vsrealness
5.8

The degree to which something matches true information or real events

is the overall quality of being genuine rather than just evidence based
trueness
vsrealness
6.5

How accurate something is compared with facts or a standard

is about being genuine or existing rather than precise accuracy

Antonyms

2 5.8

A way of speaking or acting that is not true

2 7.9

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

How Real

authenticity
71 4.8
realness
9 4.6
falseness
2 5.8

Surface Forms

realness singular
realnesses plural

Morphology

realness = real (transparent) = real + ness

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'real' with the productive suffix '-ness'; meaning is directly the state or quality of being real.

Etymology

Realness comes from the adjective real, which goes back to the Latin word res meaning 'thing', and you can see the same root in reality. So realness is the quality of being an actual 'thing', meaning someone or something is true and genuine.