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realist¹
- /ˈɹɪəlɪst/ UK
noun realists
- An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them. Aristotle's own doctrine is far from clear. It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.
- An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.
- One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
Similar: real-worlder · Opposite: idealist, fantasist, Cloudcuckoolander
realist²
adjective
- Eye dialect spelling of realest He's the realist dude I know.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: real-world, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, feasible, lifelike, practicable, achievable, workable, immersive, hardheaded, hard-headed, unrealistic, true-to-life, positivist, literalist, materialist
noun
Similar: real-worlder · Opposite: idealist, fantasist, Cloudcuckoolander
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noun advocate of artistic realism
| Español | realista |
|---|---|
| Português | realista |
| Français | réaliste |
| Deutsch | Realist, Realistin |
| Русский | реали́ст realíst, реали́стка realístka |
| العربية | وَاقِعِيّ wāqiʕiyy |
noun one who sees things as they are
| Español | realista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 現實主義者 /现实主义者 xiànshízhǔyìzhe, 實在論者 /实在论者 shízàilùnzhe |
| Français | réaliste |
| Deutsch | Realist, Realistin |
| Русский | реали́ст realíst, реали́стка realístka |
| العربية | وَاقِعِيّ wāqiʕiyy |
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title = {realist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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