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... realistic lifelikerepresentationalverisimilar mimetic

Opposites

abstractstylizedidealizedartificial

Word family

Derived forms naturalistically

Related forms nature natural naturalism naturalist

Etymology

From naturalist (from natural, from Latin naturalis, 'according to nature', from natura, 'nature') plus -ic.

naturalis Latin natura Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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