realistic
[ ree-uh-lis-tik ]
/ ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk /
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adjective
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel.
resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys.
Philosophy. of or relating to realists or realism.
Nearby words
- realign,
- realignment,
- realise,
- realism,
- realist,
- realistically,
- reality,
- reality awareness,
- reality check,
- reality fiction
Origin of realistic
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realistic
/ (ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk) /
adjective
showing awareness and acceptance of reality
practical or pragmatic rather than ideal or moral
(of a book, film, etc) depicting or emphasizing what is real and actual rather than abstract or ideal
of or relating to philosophical realism
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realistic
"true to reality" (of art, literature, etc.), 1829; "involving a practical view of life" (opposed to idealistic), 1831; from realist + -ic. Related: Realistically.
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