Realistic

Definition: Realistic

Realistic

Adjective

1. Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans".

2. Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers".

3. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; "a realistic system of thought".

Date "realistic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references)

Specialty Definition: Realism

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The word realism is used in several of the liberal arts; particularly painting, literature, and philosophy. It is also used in international relations.
In the visual arts and literature, realism is a mid-19th century movement, which started in France. The realists sought to render everyday characters, situations, dilemmas, and events; all in an "accurate" (or realistic) manner. Realism began as a reaction to romanticism, in which subjects were treated idealistically.
Realism in visual arts: Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet
The movement is anticipated by the work of the French author Stendhal, but the "father" of realism is generally thought to be Honoré de Balzac. His Comédie Humaine is a panoramic view of 19th-century France in over 70 novels. Gustave Flaubert clearly defined the movement with his brilliant novel of the bourgeois Madame Bovary. Balzac and especially Flaubert influenced to a high degree the later realists and naturalists: Guy de Maupassant, Joris Karl Huysmans, and, in England, George Eliot.
By 1890, many began to reject realism, thinking it too external and superficial. Modified versions, however, were employed by such authors as Thomas Hardy, who realistically presented extreme pessimism, and Henry James, who sought to understand his characters psychologically.
At the turn of the 20th century, realism as a dominant movement in France gave way to symbolism and neo-romanticism.
Realism in Philosophy
Confusingly, various philosophical unrelated positions, in some cases diametrically opposed ones, are termed "realism." In large measure this depends on which debates are active at the time, and may be encouraged by the fact that a philosophical position often looks stronger if you attach the word "real" to it.
The oldest use of the term comes from Medieval interpretations of Greek philosophy. Here "realism" is contrasted with "conceptualism" and "nominalism" (or Platonism). This can be called "realism about universals." Universals are terms or properties that can be applied to many things, rather than denoting a single specific individual--for example, red, beauty, five, or dog, as opposed to Socrates or Athens. Realism holds that these universals really exist, independently and somehow prior to the world; it is associated with Plato. Conceptualism holds that they exist, but only insofar as they are instantiated in specific things; they do not exist separately. Nominalism holds that universals do not "exist" at all; they are no more than words we use to describe specific objects, they do not name anything. This particular dispute over realism is largely moot in contemporary philosophy, and has been for centuries.
In another sense realism is contrasted with idealism'' In still a third, and very contemporary sense realism is contrasted with anti-realism
Both these disputes are often carried out relative to some specific area: one might, for example, be a realist about physical matter but an anti-realist about ethics.
Increasingly these last disputes too are rejected as misleading, and some philosophers prefer to call the kind of realism espoused there "metaphyiscal realism," and eschew the whole debate in favour of simple "naturalism" or "natural realism", which is not so much a theory as the position that these debates are ill-conceived if not incoherent, and that there is no more to deciding what's really real than simply taking our words at face value.
See also: anti-realism, legal realism, magical realism, socialist realism, fantastic realism.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Realism."

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Truth	Adjective: real, actual; (existing); veritable, true; right, correct; certain; substantially true, categorically true, definitively true; true to the letter, true as gospel; unimpeachable; veracious; unreconfuted, unconfuted; unideal, unimagined; realistic.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You could slooshy the screams and moans very realistic, and you could even get the heavy breathing and panting of the tolchocking malchicks at the same time (A Clockwork Orange; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick) George, be realistic! (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) No plot, no characters, very realistic. I think it's the next thing (Videodrome; writing credit: David Cronenberg) Will, let's be realistic here (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) And it's not supposed to be realistic, it's supposed to be entertaining (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin)
Movie/TV Titles	A Realistic Rehearsal (1912)
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Domain	Title
Books	How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Realistic Rock Drum Method (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech	Alps Photo 8.5 X 11 Realistic Paper for MD-1000 and MD-1300 (20-Sheets) (reference) Alps Photo Realistic Finish Ink Cartridge for MD-1000 and MD-1300 Printers (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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	Shows photo of formal portrait, realistic artist rendering of Arthur Canfield Upton, National Cancer Institute director from July 1977 to December 1979. The orginal piece of art hangs in the 11th floor hallway in Building 31 on the National Institute of Health campus. Painting dated 1979. Credit: Betsy Upton (Artist).		Computer generated surface view of Gula Mons.For this image, we also have a special treat. Because the vertical scale on theseimages is so exaggerated (a factor of 22.5, remember), we thought you might wantto see what one of them would look like with a more realistic vertical scale.This image ofGula Mons( 8k) has beenaltered to more closely resemble the actual vertical scale. Credit: NASA.
	Contour map of Gulf of Mexico as sounded by the BLAKE Used Sigsbee Sounding Machine to take over 3,000 soundings in a year First realistic bathymetric map of any ocean basin. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Master Sgt. Kenneth Taylor, 19th Special Operation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., flies the Visual Threat Recognition and Avoidance Trainer which he designed to provide realistic interactive training for threat avoidance during hostile anti-aircraft enga.
	Heads, mummies and Indian relics. The heads and mummies were made by Homer Tate and the mummies were so realistic that curators of museums must examine them closely to determine their artificiality. Indian relics are geunuine. Safford, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.		The ladder of life a grand spectacular production : a realistic melo-drama. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Imre Kiralfy's grand realistic production, Venice, bride of the sea at Olympia. Credit: Library of Congress.		Grand Shakespearian festival the greatest works of the master mind presented in a most sumptuous manner : magnificent and realistic stage pictures of the greatest historical tragedies : each play a production. Credit: Library of Congress.
	No more rotton politics, nothing can be gained from mere criticism, now our party is putting out a realistic social welfare plan to realize people's wishes; this is the first such action in any party history. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Title	Author	Quote
Sylvie and Bruno	Carroll, Lewis	Even a porter passing, with a barrow piled with luggage, seemed so realistic that one was tempted to applaud
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The interaction between the therapist and the patient is realistic and direct but not confrontational or parental. (references)
		They must be informed of the advantages, disadvantages, and risks associated with implantation to establish realistic expectations. (references)
		Prelingually deafened adults may also be suitable for implantation, although these candidates must be counseled regarding realistic expectations. (references)
Business		Given PIA's current state of finance, the lease option seems more realistic. (references)
		A (realistic) estimate of 20% assumes that leasing could be used to replace one in every five after tax profit or depreciation dollars spent on capital purchases and yields the figure of $7.8 billion. (references)
		A realistic understanding of the problems of legislative and tax environment is essential for managers of foreign companies that are considering the use of leasing in their business activities in Russia. (references)
Civil Liberties	Egypt	Financial penalties for violations were increased substantially in 1996 when relevant provisions of the Penal Code were revised, but the judicial process remains long and costly, creating a bar to realistic legal recourse for those wrongly defamed. (references)
Economic History	China	Companies must deal with the current environment in a realistic manner. (references)
	Austria	The prospects for continued growth are strong as an annual 4% real growth rate of U.S. imports over the next three years seems realistic. (references)
Political Economy	RUSSIA	The government is moving to encourage more realistic pricing for energy, however. (references)
Trade	Kuwait	However, if the customs officials believe the declared value is not realistic, they may make their own assessment. (references)
Travel	Egypt	Although taxis have meters, the official rate is so low, the obligation to pay something realistic is clear. (references)
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Andrew Card	We would like to move forward with the peace process, but it's not realistic today because the level of violence has increased dramatically over the last several months.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	This we intend to do, with realistic consideration for the sound patterns of production that will contribute most to the long-time welfare of agriculture and the whole Nation.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	Without new, realistic measures, it will someday swamp our farmers and our taxpayers in a national scandal or a farm depression.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	The path I've outlined is fair, balanced, and realistic.
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Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.46%	1,849	4,606
Noun (proper)	0.48%	9	117,287
Noun (common)	0.05%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,859	N/A

Expression using "realistic": realistic assumption. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "realistic": realistic-looking.
	Ending with "realistic": non-realistic.
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Language		Translations for "realistic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		realist (down to earth, hardheaded, realist), real (absolute, actual, concrete, effective, flesh and blood, hard, historic, historical, objective, real, substantial, true, veritable). (various references)

Arabic		‏واقعي (actual, concrete, de facto, down to earth, factual, hard, hardheaded, literal, naturalistic, pragmatic, pragmatist, prose, real, sober, tangible, true, virtual), ‏حقيقي (actual, authentic, effective, essential, factual, genuine, intrinsic, intrinsical, positive, proper, real, right, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, veritable, very). (various references)

Bulgarian		реалистичен (down to earth, earthbound, matter of fact, representational, representative, tough-minded, true to life). (various references)

Chinese		现实主义 (realism), 切實 (conscientiously, earnestly, feasible, practical). (various references)

Czech		realistický (down to earth, fighting, sober minded), reálný (factual, real), praktický (businesslike, convenient, down to earth, hands-on, handy, hard-headed, practical, workaday), adekvátní (suitable). (various references)

Danish		struktur,som udsættes for realistisk brand (structure subjected to realistic fire), genindfoere realistiske pariteter i ordningen for afgiftsfritagelse (re-introduce realistic parities into the tax-free allowances system). (various references)

Dutch		specifiek, meetbaar, acceptabel, realistisch en tijdgebonden (acceptable, achievable, measurable, realistic and time-bound, realistic and time-frame, realistic and time-related, SMART, specific), SMART (annoyance, dejection, disappointment, grief, sadness, sorrow), opnieuw realistische pariteiten in het stelsel van belastingvrijstellingen introduceren (re-introduce realistic parities into the tax-free allowances system), aan realistische brand onderworpen constructie (structure subjected to realistic fire). (various references)

Farsi		واقع بین(realist), تحقق گرای (Realist), راستین گرای (Realist). (various references)

Finnish		realistinen. (various references)

French		réaliste (real, realist). (various references)

German		Realistisch (hard-headed, realisticly, safe). (various references)

Greek		ρεαλιστικόσ, ρεαλιστικός, πραγματικόσ (actual, defacto, factual, real, veritable, virtual). (various references)

Hebrew		מפוכח (abstinent, clear eyed, hardheaded, sober minded), מציאותי (actual, down to earth, existent, real), ריאליסטי. (various references)

Hungarian		gyakorlatias (efficient, hard-headed, impractical, matter-of-fact, practical, realist, worldly wise). (various references)

Indonesian		realistis. (various references)

Italian		realistico (down to earth, lifelike, matter of fact, objective, soberingly). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		現実性 (feasible, practical), リーマン幾何学 (reactance, reaction, reactor, real, realism, realist, reality, realtime, real-time system, rear, rear drive, rear engine, rear seat, rear window, reel, Rias, Riemannian geometry), 即物的 (matter-of-fact, practical, utilitarian), 写実的 (graphic, true to life). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		リアリスティック , そくぶつてき (matter-of-fact, practical, utilitarian), しゃじつてき (graphic, true to life), �'�"じつせい (feasible, practical). (various references)

Korean		현실주의. (various references)

Manx		rieughagh. (various references)

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	veritatem imitari. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "realistic": realistically. (additional references)
	Words ending with "realistic": hyperrealistic, neorealistic, nonrealistic, surrealistic, ultrarealistic, unrealistic. (additional references)
	Words containing "realistic": surrealistically, unrealistically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Realistic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: frealistic, irealistic, realishtic, realstic, Rellstab, tribalistic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "realistic" (pronounced rē'uli"stik)
8	-ē' u l i" s t i k	idealistic.
7	-u l i" s t i k	ballistic, capitalistic, dualistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, imperialistic, individualistic, journalistic, legalistic, materialistic, monopolistic, moralistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, paternalistic, pluralistic, ritualistic, sensationalistic, socialistic.
6	-l i" s t i k	holistic, oligopolistic, simplistic, stylistic, surrealistic, unrealistic.
5	-i" s t i k	altruistic, anachronistic, antagonistic, artistic, atheistic, autistic, characteristic, chauvinistic, coloristic, cystic, deterministic, euphemistic, expressionistic, futuristic, hedonistic, humanistic, impressionistic, jingoistic, linguistic, logistic, mechanistic, militaristic, mystic, narcissistic, opportunistic, optimistic, pantheistic, patristic, pessimistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, puristic, relativistic, sadistic, statistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, voyeuristic.
4	-s t i k	acoustic, agnostic, atavistic, bombastic, caustic, diagnostic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dynastic, ecclesiastic, elastic, enthusiastic, evangelistic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, inelastic, interscholastic, majestic, masochistic, monastic, onomastic, plastic, rustic, sarcastic, scholastic, thermoplastic, unenthusiastic.
3	-t i k	acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
realistic	121	realistic sex toy	8
realistic vagina	97	electronics realistic	8
realistic dildo	66	realistic drawing	8
realistic vibrator	54	34 pro realistic	7
realistic love doll	50	cb radio realistic	7
realistic scanner	43	john holmes realistic doll	7
realistic sex doll	42	kong the realistic	7
realistic toy gun	32	2006 manual pro realistic	7
realistic revlon	20	macintosh reading realistic sound	7
realistic cock	20	radio realistic	7
realistic doll	16	flame realistic	6
realistic art	14	realistic penis	6
fiction realistic	13	realistic screensaver	6
realistic baby doll	13	ball gun paint realistic	6
gun paintball realistic	12	deluxe doll holmes john realistic	6
realistic dongs	12	job preview realistic	6
realistic painting	12	computer reading realistic sound text	5
realistic speaker	10	cb realistic	5
realistic tattoo	10	gun realistic	5
realistic pussy	9	contemporary fiction realistic	5
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: clarities, eristical.
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-r-s-t"
	-1 letter: articles, ciliates, recitals, silicate, sterical.
	-2 letters: airiest, article, cartels, ciliate, citrals, clarets, claries, crestal, cristae, eclairs, elastic, elicits, eristic, italics, laciest, laicise, laities, latices, raciest, realist, recital, relicts, retails, saltier, saltire, satiric, scalier, scarlet, siltier, slatier, stearic, tailers.
	-3 letters: airest, alerts, alters, ariels, artels, atelic, carets, caries, carles, cartel, cartes, caster, castle, caters.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-r-s-t"
	+1 letter: alacrities, clavierist, laticifers, literacies, recitalist, triticales.
	+2 letters: aliteracies, carnalities, cartelising, chiralities, clarinetist, clavierists, clericalist, eristically, gracilities, participles, peristaltic, plasticizer, rascalities, recitalists, rickettsial, triplicates, unclarities, unrealistic, verbalistic.
	+3 letters: articulacies, borosilicate, capitularies, centralising, centralistic, centralities, clarinetists, clarinettist, clavieristic, clericalists, climacterics, cordialities, criticalness, curabilities, distractible, electricians, exorcistical, felicitators, iconolatries, illiteracies, jocularities, lectionaries, liberalistic, literalistic, mercantilism, mercantilist, meristically, neorealistic, neutralistic, nonrealistic, plasticizers, plebiscitary, relativistic, replications, revivalistic, secularistic, secularities, semitropical, surrealistic, tropicalizes, vesicularity.
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Realistic

Definition: Realistic

Realistic

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Specialty Definition: Realism

Synonym: Realistic

Synonyms within Context: Realistic

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