Real-life
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Real-life is an adjective meaning As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed.
Meaning
As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed.
More Meanings
- Not online, in real life.
Example Sentences
He was a real-life detective before playing one in the movies.
“How to hide, survive and use the urban environment as a sanctuary was a challenge but the soldiers adapted to the real-life challenges,” ETG Commander Col. Toby Till explained.
In addition, as far as we were aware, there were no published data that quantified real-life speech practices in Singapore beyond census reportage, but we had no reason to conclude a priori that the distribution of languages spoken at NIE would match census data.
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
Word Forms
- reallife
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include real-world, realistic, concrete, factual, actual, true.
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