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surreal
- /səˈɹiː(.ə)l/ UK, US
- /syːˈɹiː(.ə)l/ UK, US
Rhymes with -iːl
Where it comes from
A back-formation from surrealism, equivalent to sur- + real.
adjective more surreal · most surreal
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Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.
surreal picture/sound/art
Similar: dreamlike, surrealist
noun surreals
- A surreal number.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: surrealistic, unreal, dreamlike, unrealistic, phantasmagorical, phantasmagoric, surrealist, bizarre, strange, absurd, odd, preposterous, imaginary, dreamish, surrealish, nightmarish
Translations
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adj fantastic and incongruous
| Español | surreal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | シュール shūru, 超現実的 chōgenjitsuteki |
| 中文 | 玄妙 xuánmiào, 超現實的 /超现实的 chāoxiànshí de |
| Português | surreal |
| Français | surréel |
| Deutsch | surreal |
| Ελληνικά | σουρεαλιστικός sourealistikós, υπερρεαλιστικός yperrealistikós |
| Română | suprareal |
| Русский | сюрреалисти́чный sjurrealistíčnyj |
| עברית | הזוי |
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title = {surreal},
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