naturalistic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to naturalists or natural history.
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pertaining to naturalism, especially in literature and art.
adjective
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of, imitating, or reproducing nature in effect or characteristics
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of or characteristic of naturalism, esp in art or literature
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of or relating to naturalists
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(of an ethical theory) permitting the inference of ethical judgments from statements of nonethical fact See Hume's law
Other Word Forms
- antinaturalistic adjective
- naturalistically adverb
- nonnaturalistic adjective
- unnaturalistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of naturalistic
Example Sentences
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The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.
From Los Angeles Times
Williams encouraged Inge to write, and Inge’s first major success, “Come Back, Little Sheba,” established his voice: naturalistic, elegiac, and psychologically incisive.
Having Albert Brooks as a best friend likely molded his style too; both were forerunners of a school of comedy that merged a naturalistic, conversational delivery with an absurdist sensibility.
From Salon
But then the second part was a naturalistic drama — well, a little bit of a fantasy, but inside of an Argentinian prison.
From Los Angeles Times
The hotly anticipated “Hamnet,” out Nov. 26, imagines the writer’s inner life with vividly naturalistic detail.
From Los Angeles Times
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