Real-life
(adjective)
Occurring or existing in reality; not imaginary or hypothetical.
Origin:
The word "real-life" is formed by combining the word "real" which means "actual or true" and "life" which refers to the state of being alive. together, it refers to something that is happening or existed in real life, as opposed to in a fictional or imagined context.
Examples:
- This is a real-life example of how the system should work.
- The movie was based on real-life events.
- The real-life version of the character is nothing like how they're portrayed in the movie.
- It"s one thing to read about a disaster in a book, but it"s another thing to see the real-life destruction.
- The real-life consequences of the policy change were more severe than the government had anticipated.