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m] Pronunciation Key | 1. | interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc. |
| 2. | the tendency to view or represent things as they really are. |
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| 5. | Philosophy.
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realism
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realism
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth |
| 2. | the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" [syn: reality] [ant: irreality] |
| 3. | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived |
| 4. | an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description [syn: naturalism] |
| 5. | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names [syn: Platonism] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
realism
An approach to philosophy that regards external objects as the most fundamentally real things, with perceptions or ideas as secondary. Realism is thus opposed to idealism. Materialism and naturalism are forms of realism. The term realism is also used to describe a movement in literature that attempts to portray life as it is.
[Chapter:] World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
realism
An attempt to make art and literature resemble life. Realist painters and writers take their subjects from the world around them (instead of from idealized subjects, such as figures in mythology or folklore) and try to represent them in a lifelike manner.
[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English
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realism
I*de"al*ism\, n. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns; -- opposed to realism.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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