surreal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from surrealism.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /səˈɹiː(.ə)l/
    • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sur‧re‧al
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective[edit]

surreal (comparative more surreal, superlative most surreal)

  1. Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous
    surreal art
    a surreal experience
    surreal picture
    surreal sound

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Noun[edit]

surreal (plural surreals)

  1. (mathematics) surreal number

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

surreal (strong nominative masculine singular surrealer, comparative surrealer, superlative am surrealsten)

  1. surreal

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Further reading[edit]

  • surreal” in Duden online
  • surreal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: sur‧re‧al

Adjective[edit]

surreal m or f (plural surreais)

  1. surreal

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sureˈal/ [su.reˈal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: su‧rre‧al

Adjective[edit]

surreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural surreales)

  1. surreal