realism C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɹi.əlɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #20946 Meanings 1 noun A practical attitude that accepts the facts of a situation as they really are. His realism about the company's finances kept the team from making risky promises. 2 noun A style in art or literature that shows life truthfully and in everyday detail. The novel is admired for its gritty realism in describing factory life. 3 noun In philosophy, the view that a real world exists independently of how we observe or think about it. The debate between realism and idealism has occupied philosophers for centuries. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a practical attitude that... pragmatism 2 noun · a style in art or... naturalism ↔ Opposites antirealismnominalism Word family Forms realisms Derived forms antirealismeurorealismhyperrealisminfrarealismislamorealismmacrorealismmetarealismnonrealismoverrealismphoto-realismphotorealismpseudorealism Related forms idealismuniversalism Common collocations naive realism Adjective + noun socialist realism Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From real + -ism. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # realism **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹi.əlɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 20946 ## Meanings 1. A practical attitude that accepts the facts of a situation as they really are. 2. A style in art or literature that shows life truthfully and in everyday detail. 3. In philosophy, the view that a real world exists independently of how we observe or think about it. ## Examples - His realism about the company's finances kept the team from making risky promises. - The novel is admired for its gritty realism in describing factory life. - The debate between realism and idealism has occupied philosophers for centuries. ## Antonyms - antirealism - nominalism ## Derived Forms - antirealism - eurorealism - hyperrealism - infrarealism - islamorealism - macrorealism - metarealism - nonrealism - overrealism - photo-realism - photorealism - pseudorealism ## Related Forms - idealism - universalism ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ism - doctrine ## Etymology From real + -ism. ## AI Etymology Realism is from real + -ism. In present-day use, it can mean a practical attitude that accepts the facts of a situation as they really are, or a style in art or literature that shows life truthfully and in everyday detail. Derived formations include antirealism, eurorealism, hyperrealism, infrarealism, and islamorealism. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown