What does "realism" mean?

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

What is a synonym for "realism"?

Common synonyms include: naturalism, absolute realism, animalism, art, artlessness, atomism.

Pronounced //ˈɹi.əlɪzəm//.

//ˈɹi.əlɪzəm// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

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A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. countable, uncountable
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the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth wordnet
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An artistic representation of reality as it is. countable, uncountable
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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names wordnet
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The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation. countable, uncountable

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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived wordnet
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A doctrine that universals are real: they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them. countable, uncountable
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an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description wordnet
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the state of being actual or real wordnet