realismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈrɪə.lɪ.zəm/us/ˈriː.ə-/realism noun [ U ] (THOUGHT)
a way of thinking and acting based on facts and what is possible, rather than on hopes for things that are unlikely to happen:
His decision not to expand the business shows his down-to-earth realism.
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idealism
specialized science, social science in science and philosophy, the belief that objects continue to exist in the world even when no one is there to see them
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Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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realism noun [ U ] (ART)
specialized art, literature, theatre & film paintings, films, books, etc. that try to represent life as it really is:
The director used handheld camera techniques to add to the gritty realism of the film.
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Representation in art & in general
- capture
- depict
- depiction
- perspective
- poetic licence
- portray
- represent
- representation
- representational
- semiotics
- simulacrum
- stylized
- symbolic
- symbolism