There's the tradition of naturalism.
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Naturalism
Synonyms for "naturalism" (80 found)
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Noun(2 words)
realismexperiential learning
absolute realismanimalismartartlessnessatomismauthenticitybehaviorismbona fidenesscommonsense realismdialectical materialismearthlinessempiricismepiphenomenalismgenuineness
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Noun(3 words)
healthhistorical materialismhonestyhylomorphismhylotheismhylozoisminartificialitylegitimacylifelikenessliteralismliteralityliteralnessmarxismmaterialismmechanismnatural realismnaturalnessnaturenaturismnew realism
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normalitynormalnessorderphilosophyphotographic realismphysicalismphysicismpositive philosophypositivismpragmaticismpragmatismproprietyrealismrealnessregularityrepresentative realismsecularismsinceritystylesubstantialism
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7 total sentences available.
She was guiltless, and her story—with the exceptions hinted at—is told very prettily, with an unaffected naturalism which is rare, and with many charming little poetic interludes.
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Mannerism is an art style characterized by deviation from earlier Renaissance works, no longer striving for naturalism but for a certain unnatural beauty.
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More perfect than all in design and technique is a relief of a goat suckling her young, characterised, as it is, not only by naturalism, but also, as Mr. Evans claims, "by a certain ideal dignity and balance."
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