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realism
Found in thesaurus: practicality, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, actuality, artistic movement, art movement
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realism
n.
interest in reality, concern for the real; tendency to portray things in a realistic manner
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Realism
Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to:
- Ethnographic realism, a writing style that narrates the author's anthropological observations as if they were first-hand
- Legal realism, a jurisprudence emphasizing the substantive results of the law
- Literary realism, a literary movement stressing the depiction of contemporary life and society as it exists or existed
- Philosophical realism, belief that reality exists independently of observers
- Realism art movement, 19th-century painting movement
- Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully
- Realism (international relations), the view that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest
- Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, art movement
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realism
Noun
1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
(synonym) pragmatism
(hypernym) practicality
2. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived
(synonym) naive realism
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(classification) philosophy
3. the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
(synonym) reality, realness
(hypernym) actuality
(hyponym) fact
(attribute) real, existent
4. an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
(synonym) naturalism
(hypernym) artistic movement, art movement
5. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
(synonym) Platonism
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(classification) philosophy
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realism
n.
realismus
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realism
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