reality meaning and definition

REALITY noun

Definition of reality (noun)

1. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
   • "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
   • synonyms: world
2. the state of being actual or real
   • "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
   • synonyms: realism, realness
   • antonym: irreality
3. the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
   • "businessmen have to face harsh realities"
4. the quality possessed by something that is real
   • antonym: unreality