Realism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

the state of being actual or real

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːəlɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiəlɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiəlɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːəlɪzəm/.

Examples

the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

naturalism reality pragmatism realness naive realism Platonism

Antonyms

unreality

Parts of Speech

noun	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
noun	the state of being actual or real “the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him”
noun	(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
noun	an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
noun	(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

Word Forms

realist	noun	a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
pragmatic	adjective	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
pragmatical	adjective	concerned with practical matters
pragmatist	noun	an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
real	adjective	coinciding with reality; - F.A.Olafson
naturalistic	adjective	representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
Platonistic	adjective	pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism
Platonist	noun	an advocate of Platonism

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Realismus

die Eigenschaft, die Tatsachen des Lebens zu akzeptieren und die Praktikabilität und die wörtliche Wahrheit zu bevorzugen

🇫🇷French

réalisme

l'attribut d'accepter les faits de la vie et de privilégier le côté pratique et la vérité littérale

🇪🇸Spanish

realismo

el atributo de aceptar los hechos de la vida y favorecer la practicidad y la verdad literal

🇮🇹Italian

realismo

l'attributo di accettare i fatti della vita e di privilegiare la praticità e la verità letterale

🇳🇱Dutch

realisme

het kenmerk van het accepteren van de feiten van het leven en het bevorderen van praktische en letterlijke waarheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

realismo

o atributo de aceitar os fatos da vida e favorecer a praticidade e a verdade literal

🇷🇺Russian

реализм

атрибут принятия фактов жизни и предпочтения практичности и буквальной истины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यथार्थवाद

जीवन के तथ्यों को स्वीकार करने तथा व्यवहारिकता एवं शाब्दिक सत्य का पक्ष लेने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

বাস্তববাদ

জীবনের বাস্তবতাকে গ্রহণ করার এবং ব্যবহারিকতা এবং আক্ষরিক সত্যের পক্ষে থাকার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

யதார்த்தவாதம்

வாழ்க்கையின் உண்மைகளை ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது மற்றும் நடைமுறை மற்றும் நேரடி உண்மையை ஆதரிக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

వాస్తవికత

జీవిత వాస్తవాలను అంగీకరించడం మరియు ప్రాక్టికాలిటీ మరియు అక్షర సత్యాన్ని ఇష్టపడే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

वास्तववाद

जीवनातील तथ्ये स्वीकारणे आणि व्यावहारिकता आणि शाब्दिक सत्याची बाजू घेणे हे गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાસ્તવિકતા

જીવનની હકીકતોને સ્વીકારવાની અને વ્યવહારિકતા અને શાબ્દિક સત્યની તરફેણ કરવાની વિશેષતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕತೆ

ಜೀವನದ ಸತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಕ್ಷರಶಃ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിയലിസം

ജീവിത വസ്തുതകൾ അംഗീകരിക്കുകയും പ്രായോഗികതയെയും അക്ഷരാർത്ഥ സത്യത്തെയും അനുകൂലിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക എന്ന ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਥਾਰਥਵਾਦ

ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਹਾਰਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਬਦਿਕ ਸੱਚ ਦਾ ਪੱਖ ਲੈਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

حقیقت پسندی

زندگی کے حقائق کو قبول کرنے اور عملی اور لفظی سچائی کی حمایت کرنے کی صفت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

现实主义

接受生活事实并偏爱实用性和字面真理的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

リアリズム

人生の事実を受け入れ、実用性と文字通りの真実を好む特質

🇰🇷Korean

실재론

삶의 사실을 받아들이고 실용성과 문자 그대로의 진실을 선호하는 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa hiện thực

thuộc tính chấp nhận sự thật của cuộc sống và ủng hộ tính thực tế và sự thật theo nghĩa đen

🇹🇭Thai

ความสมจริง

คุณลักษณะของการยอมรับข้อเท็จจริงของชีวิตและสนับสนุนการปฏิบัติจริงและความจริงตามตัวอักษร

🇮🇩Indonesian

realisme

atribut menerima fakta kehidupan dan mendukung kepraktisan dan kebenaran literal

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging totoo

ang katangian ng pagtanggap sa mga katotohanan ng buhay at pagpabor sa pagiging praktikal at literal na katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

realisme

sifat menerima fakta kehidupan dan memihak kepada praktikal dan kebenaran literal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الواقعية

صفة قبول حقائق الحياة وتفضيل التطبيق العملي والحقيقة الحرفية

🇮🇷Persian

واقع گرایی

صفت پذیرش حقایق زندگی و طرفداری از عملی بودن و حقیقت لفظی

🇹🇷Turkish

gerçekçilik

hayatın gerçeklerini kabul etme ve pratikliği ve gerçek gerçeği tercih etme niteliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵיאָלִיזם

התכונה של קבלת עובדות החיים והעדפת פרקטיות ואמת מילולית

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