noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary. countable, uncountable

   "In place of the high polish and artifice of, say, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass]."

2. 2
   Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

verismoveritism

Example

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"In place of the high polish and artifice of, say, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass]."

Etymology

From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

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