Noun realism has 5 senses
- realism, pragmatism - the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
--1 is a kind of practicality
- realism, naive realism - (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived
--2 is a kind of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
- reality, realness, realism - the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
--3 is a kind of actuality
--3 has particulars: fact
- naturalism, realism - an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
--4 is a kind of artistic movement, art movement
- Platonism, realism - (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
--5 is a kind of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
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