verism
[ veer-iz-uhm, ver- ]
/ ˈvɪər ɪz əm, ˈvɛr- /
noun
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
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OTHER WORDS FROM verism
verist, noun, adjectiveve·ris·tic, adjectiveWords nearby verism
verified, verify, verily, verisimilar, verisimilitude, verism, verismo, Veríssimo, veritable, veritas, vérité
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British Dictionary definitions for verism
verism
/ (ˈvɪərɪzəm) /
noun
extreme naturalism in art or literature
Derived forms of verism
verist, noun, adjectiveveristic, adjectiveWord Origin for verism
C19: from Italian verismo, from vero true, from Latin vērus
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