Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - reality

n. (pl. -ies) 1 what is real or existent or underlies appearances. 2 (foll. by of) the real nature of (a thing). 3 real existence; the state of being real. 4 resemblance to an original (the model was impressive in its reality). Phrases and idioms in reality in fact. Etymology: med.L realitas or F r{eacute}alit{eacute} (as REAL(1))