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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In additional experiments, mice ran freely on a wheel while viewing structured images or naturalistic movies at different contrast levels.
From Science Daily
In keeping with Walker-Silverman’s naturalistic approach, “Rebuilding” eschews a conventional plot, instead observing Dusty’s negotiation of an outside world he’s tried to avoid.
From Los Angeles Times
Absurdist theater is like the naturalistic play’s overachieving older sibling.
From New York Times
Some of today’s artists also are working on naturalistic environments, calligraphy and pixel art.
From Seattle Times
“The room may have been adorned with perfumed plants and filled with soothing music,” Dr. Stimpson said, adding that “a masterpiece of naturalistic art would have added to the immersive sensory experience.”
From New York Times
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