I would like to take em down where they are the strongest but I can't resist the surprise element!
Pronunciation: rE-'a-l&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties Date: 1550
1 : the quality or state of being real
2 a (1) : a real event, entity, or state of affairs
(2) : the totality of real things and events
b : something that is neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily
- in reality : in actual fact
...neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily