Irreal

Quick meaning: Irreal is an adjective meaning (philosophy) Synonym of intangible, immaterial, not composed of things, having no concrete existence.

Meaning

(philosophy) Synonym of intangible, immaterial, not composed of things, having no concrete existence.

Example Sentences

It is a shift to the ego conceived as irreal, as non-worldly.

'Irreal' objects draw on our previous sensual experience but have never existed; they are created through the spontaneous intentional operations of the imagination.

It is impossible to directly access the imaginations of others, to know precisely if and how an imagined 'irreal' future is felt by an individual or shared by a 'collective', or to know if one has shared it oneself.

The irreal spatiality of school dining rooms, including such things as décor, furnishings, modes of ordering, manner of queuing, ambience, 'feel', can also, as we have seen, actively limit these governmental ambitions.

Synonyms for irreal

Depending on context, synonyms include intangible, immaterial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include irrealis, unreal, nonreal, nonimaginary, intangible, unimaginary.

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