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realistic - 3 dictionary results

re⋅al⋅is⋅tic

[ree-uh-lis-tik]
–adjective
1. interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
2. pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel.
3. resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys.
4. Philosophy. of or pertaining to realists or realism.

Origin:
1855–60; realist + -ic


re⋅al⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb


1. pragmatic, common-sense, hard-headed, sensible.
re·al·is·tic   (rē'ə-lĭs'tĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are: She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances.
  2. Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are: a realistic novel about ghetto life. See Synonyms at graphic.
re'al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

Realistic

Re`al*is"tic\, a. Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.
Language Translation for : realistic
Spanish: realistarealista,
German: realistisch,
Japanese: 写実的な
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