Definition of: reality

(rē·al′ə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. The fact, state, condition, or quality of being real or genuine.
2. That which is real; an actual person, thing, situation, or event; in the aggregate, the sum of real things; also, the substance that lies back of form and external appearances.
3. That which exists, as contrasted with what is fictitious; that which is objective, not merely an idea.
4. Philos. The absolute; that which is self-existent; the ultimate, as contrasted with phenomena or the apparent. See synonyms under VERACITY. [<Med. L realitas, -tatis <realis real]