Realist
['rɪəlɪst] or ['riəlɪst]
Definition
(noun.) a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them.
(noun.) a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style.
(noun.) a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly.
Checker: Melanie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists.
(n.) An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.
Typist: Sol
Examples
- And it may not surprise the reader to learn that the philosophy of the Catholic Church was essentially a Realist philosophy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Realists outdid the vulgar tendency to exaggerate the significance of class. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Wyatt