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universe | reality |

As a proper noun universe

is the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

As a noun reality is

the state of being actual or real.

universe

English

Alternative forms

* Universe (dated or religious)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.
  • I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity .
  • An entity similar to our Universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
  • Everything under consideration.
  • In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
  • An imaginary collection of worlds.
  • The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
  • Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.
  • That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe .

    Derived terms

    * clockwork universe * known universe * observable universe * parallel universe * physical universe * universe of discourse

    See also

    * om * (disambig) * (projectlink) * * ----

    reality

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The state of being actual or real.
  • :
  • *(Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
  • *:A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=It is time the international community faced the reality : we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today
  • A real entity, event or other fact.
  • :
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:And to realities yield all her shows.
  • *(James Beattie) (1735-1803)
  • *:My neck may be an idea to you, but it is reality to me.
  • The entirety of all that is real.
  • An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
  • (lb) Loyalty; devotion.
  • *(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)
  • *:To express our reality to the emperor.
  • Realty; real estate.
  • Synonyms

    * actuality * real world

    Derived terms

    * reality check * reality show * reality television * virtual reality

    See also

    * tao

    Anagrams

    * irately ----