Reality /(rē̇*ăl"ĭ*ty̆)/

pl. Realities ((-tĭz))

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. [Obs.]

   To express our reality to the emperor.

4. See 2d Realty, 2. (Law)