naturalistic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnætʃərəˈlɪstɪk/ UK /ˌnætʃərəˈlɪstɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj imitating nature or real life closely; based on naturalism The painting's naturalistic detail made the fruit look edible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · imitating nature or real... realisticlifelikerepresentationalverisimilarmimetic ↔ Opposites abstractstylizedidealizedartificial Word family Derived forms naturalistically Related forms naturenaturalnaturalismnaturalist Etymology AI details From naturalist (from natural, from Latin naturalis, 'according to nature', from natura, 'nature') plus -ic. naturalis Latin natura Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # naturalistic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnætʃərəˈlɪstɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnætʃərəˈlɪstɪk/ ## Meanings 1. imitating nature or real life closely; based on naturalism ## Examples - The painting's naturalistic detail made the fruit look edible. ## Synonyms - realistic - lifelike - representational - verisimilar - mimetic ## Antonyms - abstract - stylized - idealized - artificial ## Derived Forms - naturalistically ## Related Forms - nature - natural - naturalism - naturalist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: naturalis - Root: natura ## Etymology From naturalist (from natural, from Latin naturalis, 'according to nature', from natura, 'nature') plus -ic. ## AI Etymology Naturalistic comes from naturalist (from natural, from Latin naturalis, 'according to nature', from natura, 'nature') plus -ic. The etymological trail includes Latin naturalis and Latin natura. As an adjective, naturalistic means imitating nature or real life closely; based on naturalism. The same family is visible in derived forms such as naturalistically and related forms such as nature, natural, naturalism, and naturalist. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown