surreality

noun

Definition of surrealitynext
as in dreaminess

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  1. fiction
  2. unreality
  3. fantasy
Noun
  • The film, which stars Dern, Justin Theroux, and Jeremy Irons, is another meditation on Hollywood, blurring the lines between layers of fiction and dizzyingly captured with a digital camcorder.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This read will especially appeal to those who have an affinity for historical fiction authors like Vanessa Riley (Island Queen, Queen of Exiles), Piper Hughley (By Her Own Design, American Daughters), and Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies, The Personal Librarian).
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of fiction
Noun
  • There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Schwarzenegger’s hand getting enmeshed in the T-1000’s liquid skull emphasizes unreality, yet every time a Terminator throws the other against another machine, it’s done with the strength of human force.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Definition of unreality
Noun
  • Backlist sales soared, especially with romance and fantasy authors like Colleen Hoover and Sarah J. Maas.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Opening outside of the top 10 at the domestic weekend box office is the Robbie Williams fantasy music biopic Different Man, which opened in 1,291 theaters nationwide.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of fantasy
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