Found 2 items, similar to Reis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reis
real
adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
existence; not illusory;
“real objects”;
“real people;
not ghosts”;
“a film based on real life”;
“a real
illness”;
“real humility”;
“Life is real! Life is
earnest!”- Longfellow [syn:
existent] [ant:
unreal]
2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name;
“the real
reason”;
“real war”;
“a real friend”;
“a real woman”;
“meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal”;
“it's time
he had a real job”;
“it's no penny-ante job--he's making
real money” [syn:
real(a)] [ant:
unreal]
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of
something;
“her actual motive”;
“a literal solitude like a
desert”- G.K.Chesterton;
“a genuine dilemma” [syn:
actual,
genuine,
literal]
4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;
“real
mink”;
“true gold” [syn:
true]
5: not to be taken lightly;
“statistics demonstrate that
poverty and unemployment are very real problems”;
“to the
man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real”
6: possible to be treated as fact;
“tangible evidence”;
“his
brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to
the poor” [syn:
tangible]
7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power;
“real
prices”;
“real income”;
“real wages” [ant:
nominal]
8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not
imaginary;
“the substantial world”;
“a mere dream, neither
substantial nor practical”;
“most ponderous and
substantial things”- Shakespeare [syn:
substantial,
material]
[ant:
insubstantial]
9: (of property) fixed or immovable;
“real property consists of
land and buildings; real estate”
10: coinciding with reality;
“perceptual error...has a
surprising resemblance to veridical perception”-
F.A.Olafson [syn:
veridical]
11: founded on practical matters;
“a recent graduate
experiencing the real world for the first time”
[also:
reis (pl),
reales (pl)]
real
n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn:
real number]
2: an old small silver Spanish coin
[also:
reis (pl),
reales (pl)]
real
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
for `really'; `rattling' is informal;
“she was very
gifted”;
“he played very well”;
“a really enjoyable
evening”;
“I'm real sorry about it”;
“a rattling good
yarn” [syn:
very,
really,
rattling]
[also:
reis (pl),
reales (pl)]
reis
See
real
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Reis
Rei
\Rei\ (r?), n.;pl.
Reis (r?"?s or r?z). [Pg. real, pl.
reis. See
Real a coin.]
A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a
cent. [Spelt also
ree.]
[1913 Webster]
Reis
\Re`is\ (r?"?s or r?z), n. [Pg., pl. of real, an ancient
Portuguese coin.]
The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of
account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to
eleven cents.
[1913 Webster]
Reis
\Reis\ (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]
A common title in the East for a person in authority,
especially the captain of a ship. [Written also
rais and
ras.]
[1913 Webster]