SURREAL


Meaning of SURREAL in English

sur ‧ real /səˈrɪəl/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: surrealism ]

a situation or experience that is surreal is very strange and difficult to understand, like something from a dream:

The house was a surreal mixture of opulence and decay.

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THESAURUS

■ very strange

▪ weird very strange or very different from what you are used to:

I had a weird dream last night.

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It’s a weird and wonderful place.

▪ bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal:

It was a bizarre situation.

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Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.

▪ surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream:

His paintings are full of surreal images.

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There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.

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The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal

▪ uncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone:

She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.

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Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.

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his uncanny ability to pick racing winners

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.