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verism

[ veer-iz-uhm, ver- ]
/ ˈvɪər ɪz əm, ˈvɛr- /
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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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Origin of verism

1890–95; <Latin vēr(um) truth + -ism; cf. verismo

OTHER WORDS FROM verism

verist, noun, adjectiveve·ris·tic, adjective
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Words related to verism

faithfulness, loyalty, reality, truth, verisimilitude, constancy, accuracy, adherence, adhesion, attachment, closeness, correspondence, exactitude, exactness, naturalism, preciseness, precision, realism, scrupulousness, naturalness

How to use verism in a sentence

  • But the Veristic period did not last long, and Giacosa took leave of it without a tear.

    Idling in Italy|Joseph Collins

British Dictionary definitions for verism

verism
/ (ˈvɪərɪzəm) /
noun
extreme naturalism in art or literature

Derived forms of verism

verist, noun, adjectiveveristic, adjective

Word Origin for verism

C19: from Italian verismo, from vero true, from Latin vērus
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