realism Definition
re·al·ism (rē′ə liz′əm)
noun
- a tendency to face facts and be practical rather than imaginative or visionary
- the picturing in art and literature of people and things as they really appear to be, without idealizing
- Philos.
- the doctrine that universal or abstract terms are objectively actual
- 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
realism Synonyms
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.
- lend: Caustics are a subtle lighting effect that can really lend realism to raytraced images of such items.
- combine: They include portrayals of demons, heroes, dragons and emperors in a style which combines realism and a ' vacant ' expression.
- reject: Artaud fully rejected realism in the theater, cherishing a vision of a stage of magical beauty and mythical power.
- enhance: Much of the action takes place with humans or moving rivers in the same shot, further enhancing the realism.
- add: A number of models in period costume add realism to each room.
Adjective modifier
- gritty: A bit of gritty realism, which I am sure got a few record executives hot under the collar.
- magical: She was female and used magical realism for female purposes.
- socialist: Socialist Realism was launched, an artistic style to go with the Popular Front.
- agential: Agential realism is an epistemological and ontological framework that reformulates both of its terms - agency and realism.
- naive: Naive realism maintained the commonsense notion that physical objects existed independently of the senses.
- hard-headed: Yet their combination of high values and hard-headed realism created the greatest instrument in history for the avoidance of war.
Modifies a noun
- mod: NOTE: not compatible with other gameplay / realism mods that alter artillery units.
- setting: Setting this too high can interfere with the realism setting and create unwanted results Surface Map.
- debate: Research Interests Truth, foundations of mathematics and science, the scientific realism debate.
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.
- game: They are all very impressed with the realism in the game.
Preposition: of
Browse dictionary entries near realism
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- ‹ real time
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