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Unreal vs Unread - What's the difference?

unreal | unread |

As adjectives the difference between unreal and unread

is that unreal is fake; not real while unread is not having been read.

As a noun unread is

bad advice or counsel.

unreal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fake; not real
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
  • *:"The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
  • (slang) larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.
    • I just had an unreal hamburger.

    Antonyms

    * real

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    unread

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) unred, .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (archaic) Bad advice or counsel.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not having been read.
    • The book I got for my 18th birthday remained unread until my retirement.
  • Not having read; uneducated.

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