Surreal Definition

sə-rēəl
adjective
Of, related to, or characteristic of surrealism.
Webster's New World
Having an oddly dreamlike quality.
American Heritage
Of or like a dream; fantastic, hallucinatory, bizarre, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
(mathematics) Surreal number.
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Other Word Forms of Surreal

Noun

Singular:
surreal
Plural:
surreals

Origin of Surreal

  • Back-formation from surrealism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from surrealism.

    From Wiktionary

Surreal Sentence Examples

  • He studied the surreal imagery of the situation.

  • However, today I woke up unaided, in the middle of a rather surreal dream.

  • She paused to look around again, caught in the surreal sense that everything that happened the past few months hadn't touched the condo community.

  • They all are surreal, unrhymed lyrics.

  • It sounds surreal, but I had a real breakdown about saying goodbye to her.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUR

Words Ending With

LALEAL

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Words Starting With S and Ending With L

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