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单词 realism
释义

realism

noun

re·​al·​ism ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce realism (audio)
1
: concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary
2
a
: a doctrine that universals exist outside the mind
specifically : the conception that an abstract term names an independent and unitary reality
b
: a theory that objects of sense perception or cognition exist independently of the mind compare nominalism
3
: the theory or practice of fidelity in art and literature to nature or to real life and to accurate representation without idealization

Synonyms

  • literalism
  • naturalism
  • representationalism
  • verisimilitude
  • verismo
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Example Sentences

He has a sense of realism about what can be done to improve the economy. The realism of her dream was alarming. the stark realism of the play
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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

realism

noun

re·​al·​ism ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce realism (audio)
: willingness to face facts or to give in to what is necessary

realism

noun

as in naturalism
realistic depiction in art and literature using ordinary people as models, even when depicting the greatest of saints, Caravaggio brought an unforgiving realism to painting that was unprecedented

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • naturalism
  • verisimilitude
  • representationalism
  • literalism
  • authenticity
  • verismo
  • photo-realism
  • grittiness
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