Synonym: Platonism, naive realism, naturalism, pragmatism, reality, realness. Similar words: realistic, vandalism, realize, journalism, pluralism, socialism, mutualism, federalism. Meaning: [rɪəlɪzm] 
n. 1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth 2. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived 3. the state of being actual or real 4. an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description 5. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names.
n. 1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth 2. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived 3. the state of being actual or real 4. an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description 5. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names. 
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61. Her first novel House of the Spirits is also highly recommended - a tourdeforce of magic realism.
62. Transnationalism and interdependence challenge the three assumptions of Realism noted by Vasquez.
63. Thus Realism was strongly attacked by the Behaviouralists, but almost exclusively on methodological grounds.
64. In its place, realism posited a predictive science of law rooted in the experimental methods of social science.
65. This anthropocentric view and attitude is one facet of what is frequently identified as the realism of the fabliaux.
66. Ranging from Udaltsova's impassioned realism to Nussberg's cerebral cybernetics, the stylistic range of the nonconformists was indeed wide.
67. This time, however, there must be a new sense of realism, on all sides.
68. One had to add a dash of realism and a great big dollop of gratitude to a situation like this.
69. While the Cold War period was dominated by realism, liberal approaches continued to be developed.
70. Their function is to supply realism or local colour, and for these purposes their use is perfectly legitimate.
71. To this day I believe it truly was less disillusionment and more an embrace of sober realism that moved me to change.
72. Audiences become attached to soaps that have a strong sense of social realism.
73. Using this in the film gives the chase a bonus shot of extra realism.
74. The essence of realism[http://sentencedict.com/realism.html], it is not merely figurative but meticulously mimetic.
75. As a result, socialist realism espouses a new interest in correctionalism - even under capitalism.
76. Belsey wrote: From this post-Saussurean perspective it is clear that the theory of literature as expressive realism is no longer tenable ....
77. Somiryon practises and promotes realism in art and campaign for freedom of artistic expression.
78. It is the Kate which demonstrates the commitment to realism of the film planners.
79. George W Bush is not shackled to the unilateralist idea, and in office realism would no doubt often prevail.
80. It's a type of violence that falls between realism and fantasy.
81. He reduced this approach to six principles, which make a good summary of the essentials of political Realism.
82. In terms of style they were united only by their opposition to the narrow interpretation of Socialist Realism in those years.
83. Champfleury, for a time the leading advocate of Realism, defended that school against attacks made during the 1853 Salon.
84. Realism was the new enemy of art and it was believed that it had been nurtured and sustained by photography.
85. But realism itself never developed an adequate theorization of regulatory law; the public law dimension to its theory was largely missing.
86. A stickler for realism, he was frustrated by an obstinacy in his models as strong as his own.
87. And where the previous emphasis was on realism, the new approach emphasized fantasy and knowing nods to the audience.
88. In the midst of despair the movie producers drifted amongst other things into a new realism.
89. Realism was the order of the day on all sides.
90. This is not a sign of pessimism, but rather of realism.
More similar words: realistic, vandalism, realize, journalism, pluralism, socialism, mutualism, federalism, capitalism, nationalism, commensalism, pastoralism, colonialism, existentialism, transcendentalism, real, deal in, really, realm, cereal, unreal, nihilism, symbolism, appealing, revealing, vandalise, parallelism, journalist, corporeal, mercantilism.