surreality
English
Etymology
From French surréalité, equivalent to surreal + -ity.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
surreality (countable and uncountable, plural surrealities)
- The state of being incongruous or surreal.
- The surreality of the crash scene dawned upon him only when he saw a holy figure in the smoke.
- That which is surreal; a surreal entity, event or other fact.
- The surrealities of life are the paradoxes thereof.
Synonyms
- incongruity
Related terms
- surrealia
- surrealism
- surrealize
- surrealty