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re·al·ism (rē′ə liz′əm)

noun

  1. a tendency to face facts and be practical rather than imaginative or visionary
  2. the picturing in art and literature of people and things as they really appear to be, without idealizing
  3. Philos.
    1. the doctrine that universal or abstract terms are objectively actual
    2. the doctrine that material objects exist in themselves, apart from the mind's consciousness of them

Etymology: < Ger realismus < ModL < ML realis, real + -ismus, -ism

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realism Synonyms

realism

n.

authenticity, naturalness, verisimilitude, verism; see reality 1.


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realism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • inject: Helen tries to inject some realism into the discussion of the sorts of " things " the women want to see in their cells.

Adjective modifier

  • gritty: A bit of gritty realism, which I am sure got a few record executives hot under the collar.

Modifies a noun

  • mod: NOTE: not compatible with other gameplay / realism mods that alter artillery units.

Noun used with modifier

  • sense: Following in the shadows of the originals, Tekken and Streetfighter, this game has a great sense realism to it.

Preposition: in

  • film: Additionally, a quotation from Fincher defines the quality of realism in the film.

Preposition: of

  • game: The realism of the game makes playing Pro Evo 3 glorious.
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realism quotes

Above all I was determined to prove that the Australian novel is not necessarily the dreary, dun-coloured offspring of journalistic realism.

-White, Patrick Victor Martindale

   The nineteenth century dislike of Realism is the rage of 908 Caliban seeing his own face in the glass.

-Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'FlahertieWills

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