irrealis

Meaning

Adj

Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.

Noun

An irrealis construct.

Synonyms

speculative

theoretical

Translations

especulatiu

spekulativ

Spekulations…

spéculatif

speculativo

especulatiu

especulativo

spekülatif

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɹiˈɑːlɪs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin irreālis (“intangible, immaterial”), from Latin in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irreal.