real_life-n; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: the actual world, not a hypothetical or imagined one

Commentary: REAL_LIFE[+state][+world][+actual][-hypothetical]

Examples:
He complained that the academic intellectuals had no idea what real life was about.
In real life things don't always turn out the way we'd like them to.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1