Reality
Reality (re*al"i*ty) , noun
[Compare French réalité, Late Latin realitas. See 3d Real, and compare 2d Realty.]
1.
The state or quality of being real; actual being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact.
A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.
2.
That which is real; an actual existence; that which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has objective existence, and is not merely an idea.
And to realities yield all her shows.
My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a reality to me.
3.
Loyalty; devotion. [Obsolete]
To express our reality to the emperor.
4.
(Law) See 2d Realty, 2.