naturalistic
pertaining to naturalists or natural history.
pertaining to naturalism, especially in literature and art.
Origin of naturalistic
1Other words from naturalistic
- nat·u·ral·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·nat·u·ral·is·tic, adjective
- non·nat·u·ral·is·tic, adjective
- un·nat·u·ral·is·tic, adjective
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How to use naturalistic in a sentence
The report, titled “A model for naturalistic glance behavior around Tesla Autopilot disengagements,” has been following Tesla Model S and X owners during their daily routine for periods of a year or more throughout the greater Boston area.
MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | September 21, 2021 | TechCrunchIt could be a hybrid literary genre, Lawrence demonstrated, one that seamlessly mixes closely observed, naturalistic details with the kind of inward reflections found in essays and memoirs.
A case for D.H. Lawrence as a father of modern travel writing | Walter Nicklin | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostIf you want a more naturalistic sound, it might be worth looking at condenser mics.
So video scenarios that we filmed with professional paid actors in naturalistic settings based on data from police-citizen interactions.
Because that would be sort of a naturalistic way to see whether having had this treatment really makes it easier for them to understand and cope with what’s going on.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 1, 2020 | Freakonomics
He said many of them had trouble making the transition from stage realism to the more naturalistic demands of the screen.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe [Olivier] filled the screen quite easily and still remained naturalistic.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was more about the way art looked: it should be as naturalistic as possible, and be made by Teutonic or Scandinavian artists.
Nazi Art Hoard Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Lost Art | Noah Charney | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Immigrant is far from a conventionally naturalistic historical film.
Cannes Diary: James Gray’s ‘The Immigrant,’ Starring Marion Cotillard, Shines | Richard Porton | May 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWillimon cannily structures the episodes of House of Cards in a more naturalistic fashion than traditional television.
‘House of Cards’: Should You Binge-Watch Netflix’s Political Drama? | Jace Lacob | February 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the colour, too, like the drawing, is of a naturalistic strength to which he never again attained.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherPerhaps it was Plutarch's naturalistic theory of imitation in poetry which led him to compare poetry with painting.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance | Donald Lemen ClarkOrthodox Christians earnestly contend that this naturalistic doctrine makes for immorality.
Communism and Christianism | William Montgomery BrownThought is not made free by the mere substitution of naturalistic for theological dogma.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinChinese design shows naturalistic art arrested and perpetuated on totally different principles.
Needlework As Art | Marian Alford
British Dictionary definitions for naturalistic
/ (ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk, -tʃərə-) /
of, imitating, or reproducing nature in effect or characteristics
of or characteristic of naturalism, esp in art or literature
of or relating to naturalists
(of an ethical theory) permitting the inference of ethical judgments from statements of nonethical fact: See Hume's law
Derived forms of naturalistic
- naturalistically, adverb
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