real life

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real life

noun real lives

  1. countable, uncountable Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama. Near-synonyms: real world, reality

    Similar: real world, reality

  2. broadly, countable, figuratively, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable Life outside of the Internet. Near-synonyms: real world, reality, real reality (intentional pleonasm under certain circumstances)

    Similar: real world, reality, real reality

  3. broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable Pressing day-to-day commitments. I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened.

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noun life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment

Españolvida real
한국어실생활 silsaenghwal, 리얼라이프 rieollaipeu
日本語実生活 jisseikatsu, 実際の生活 jissai no seikatsu, リアル・ライフ riaru-raifu
中文現實生活 /现实生活 xiànshí shēnghuó, 真實生命 /真实生命 zhēnshí shēngmìng, 現生 /现生 xiànshēng
Portuguêsvida real
Françaisvie réelle, vraie vie
Deutschwirkliches Leben, Reallife, echtes Leben
Italianovita reale
Ελληνικάπραγματικότητα pragmatikótita
Românăviața reală
Русскийреа́льная жизнь reálʹnaja žiznʹ, реа́л reál
العربيةحَيَاة وَاقِعِيَّة ḥayāh wāqiʕiyya, حَيَاة حَقِيقِيَّة ḥayāh ḥaqīqiyya

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@misc{real_life_2026,
  title = {real life},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/real%20life},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}