The difference between Fake and Real

When used as nouns, fake means something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently, whereas real means a commodity.

When used as adjectives, fake means not real, whereas real means true, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Fake is also verb with the meaning: to cheat.

Real is also adverb with the meaning: really, very.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fake and Real

  1. Fake as an adjective:

    Not real; false, fraudulent.

    Examples:

    "Which fur coat looks fake?"

  2. Fake as an adjective (of people):

    Insincere.

  1. Fake as a noun:

    Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

  2. Fake as a noun:

    A trick; a swindle.

  3. Fake as a noun (sports):

    A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

  1. Fake as a verb:

    To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

  2. Fake as a verb (archaic):

    To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is

  3. Fake as a verb:

    To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

  4. Fake as a verb:

    To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

    Examples:

    "to fake a marriage"

    "to fake happiness"

    "to fake a smile"

  1. Fake as a noun (nautical):

    One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

  1. Fake as a verb (nautical):

    To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

  1. Real as an adjective:

    True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

  2. Real as an adjective:

    Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

    Examples:

    "This is real leather."

  3. Real as an adjective:

    Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

    Examples:

    "These are real tears!"

  4. Real as an adjective:

    Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

    Examples:

    "a description of real life"

  5. Real as an adjective:

    That has objective, physical existence.

    Examples:

    "No one has ever seen a real unicorn."

  6. Real as an adjective (economics):

    Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power .

    Examples:

    "My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month."

    "What is the real GNP of this polity?"

  7. Real as an adjective (economics):

    Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

  8. Real as an adjective (mathematics, of a number):

    Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

  9. Real as an adjective (legal):

    Relating to immovable tangible property.

    Examples:

    "[[real estate]]; [[real property]]"

  10. Real as an adjective:

    Absolute, complete, utter.

    Examples:

    "This is a real problem."

  11. Real as an adjective (slang):

    Examples:

    "I'm keeping it real."

  1. Real as an adverb (US, colloquial):

    Really, very.

  1. Real as a noun:

    A commodity; see realty.

  2. Real as a noun (grammar):

    One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

  3. Real as a noun (mathematics):

    A real number.

  4. Real as a noun (obsolete):

    A realist.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Burton"

  1. Real as a noun:

    Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

  2. Real as a noun:

    A coin worth one real.

  1. Real as a noun:

    A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

  2. Real as a noun:

    A coin worth one real.

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