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naturalistic

American  
[nach-er-uh-lis-tik, nach-ruh-] / ˌnætʃ ər əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌnætʃ rə- /

adjective

  1. imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.

  2. pertaining to naturalists or natural history.

  3. pertaining to naturalism, especially in literature and art.

naturalistic British  
/ ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk, -tʃərə- /

adjective

  1. of, imitating, or reproducing nature in effect or characteristics

  2. of or characteristic of naturalism, esp in art or literature

  3. of or relating to naturalists

  4. (of an ethical theory) permitting the inference of ethical judgments from statements of nonethical fact See Hume's law

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Other Word Forms

  • antinaturalistic adjective
  • naturalistically adverb
  • nonnaturalistic adjective
  • unnaturalistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of naturalistic

First recorded in 1830–40; natural + -istic

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