Antirealist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who rejects realism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That rejects realism. not-comparable

    "Even in relatively realistic settings such as a kitchen […] every detail is painstakingly rendered in antirealist fashion, from the pots and pans hanging from the wall that appear to be fashioned from foil to the sliced tomatoes made of construction paper."

Example

More examples

"Even in relatively realistic settings such as a kitchen […] every detail is painstakingly rendered in antirealist fashion, from the pots and pans hanging from the wall that appear to be fashioned from foil to the sliced tomatoes made of construction paper."

Etymology

From anti- + realist.

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