realism

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Letters: 7

Pronunciation

/ˈɹi.əlɪzəm/

Definition of realism

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
(countable, uncountable)An artistic representation of reality as it is.
(countable, uncountable)The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.
(countable, uncountable)A doctrine that universals are real: they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism From real + -ism.

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