surreality

noun

Definition of surrealitynext
as in dreaminess

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  1. fiction
  2. unreality
  3. fantasy
Noun
  • On the power of seeing and being seen. … Paperback fiction 1.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • As the first Black winner of a RITA Award for romantic fiction, Ryan has written bestselling books that showcase beautiful, multifaceted, and nuanced characters.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of fiction
Noun
  • Four centuries after Galileo, the United States has become an epicenter of unreality.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Through its official media, ISIS stoked support around the world for its vivid unreality—the Salafi jihadist utopia—and presented a comprehensive and exactingly consistent picture of what life there was supposedly like.
    Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
Definition of unreality
Noun
  • On Netflix Lovely Runner This romantic time travel fantasy was one of the year’s biggest hits and a surprise hit at that.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Today’s sentence helps ensure that Shouse’s fantasies won’t become another child’s nightmare for decades to come.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of fantasy
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