non-realisticadj.
/ˌnɒnrɪəˈlɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌnɑnˌriəˈlɪstɪk/ That is not realistic.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective]
unrightlyeOE
leasea900
falsec1175
untruec1370
untruefulc1380
erroneousc1400
fallacec1400
wrongc1420
unsubstantialc1455
wrongfulc1470
unrighteous1507
improper1531
perverse1531
mistaken1540
square1549
truthless1568
uncorrect1568
misconceiveda1612
errorous1633
swervinga1638
tralatitious1645
out of the way1676
wrongous1768
aberrated1834
aberrational1837
unsubstantiated1837
unevidenced1842
non-realistic1882
unsubstantiate1890
screwed-up1942
disauthentic1960
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > not realistic
piousa1640
unreal1837
unrealistic1860
non-realistic1882
unrealist1933
1882 N.-Y. Times 11 Aug. 2/4 It is quite natural that some of the older members of the dramatic profession should..find fault with Mr. Boucicault's criticisms of the non-realistic school.
1908 Philos. Rev. 17 6 The terms of which that universe [of discourse] consists positively forbid any non-realistic interpretation of the function of knowledge defined there.
1937 Technol. Trends & National Policy June 39/1 Such predictions are nonrealistic unless they take into consideration the social and economic setting of these innovations.
1965 J. Lawlor in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 75 The non-realistic nature of a large part of Shakespearian characterization.
1997 Y. Shafer Amer. Women Playwrights i. 42 Little attention was paid to the non-realistic approach in this and other Glaspell plays.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1882