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realist
[ ree-uh-list ]
noun
- a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- an artist or a writer whose work is characterized by realism.
- Philosophy. an adherent of realism.
adjective
- of or relating to realism or to a person who embodies its principles or practices:
the realist approach to social ills;
realist paintings.
ˈ
/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- a person who is aware of and accepts the physical universe, events, etc, as they are; pragmatist
- an artist or writer who seeks to represent the familiar or typical in real life rather than an idealized, formalized, or romantic interpretation
- philosophy a person who accepts realism
- modifier of, relating to, or characteristic of realism or realists in the arts, philosophy, etc
a realist school
Other Word Forms
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Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
A moment of rejection and a resulting shift to realpolitik that the famed Victorian realist Hardy would have been proud of.
Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
Some of those attending the recent conference describe themselves as "race realists", and one has published offensive views alleging a link between intelligence and race that, according to many scientists, are plain wrong.
Last month, Vance, a self-described foreign policy “realist” who scorns the practice of describing countries as “good guys” and “bad guys,” caused quite a stir at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
“The optimist in me would like to see him keep the promise of federal aid, but the realist in me doesn’t really trust it,” he said.
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