SURREAL


Meaning of SURREAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈrē(-ə)l also ]

-ˈrā-əl adjective

Etymology: back-formation from surrealism

Date: 1937

1. : marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream ; also : unbelievable , fantastic

surreal sums of money

2. : surrealistic

• sur·re·al·i·ty (ˌ)sə-rē-ˈa-lə-tē noun

• sur·re·al·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.