realism

noun

1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms pragmatism

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the state of being actual or real

   noun.state

   Synonyms reality realness

   Antonyms irreality unreality

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms naive realism

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

   noun.group

   Synonyms naturalism

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms platonism

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. As opposed to <i>nominalism</i>, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists <i>ante rem</i> (<i>Plato</i>), or <i>in re</i> (<i>Aristotle</i>).

   noun

   Source: webster1913