Realistic
[rɪə'lɪstɪk] or [,riə'lɪstɪk]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; 'a realistic system of thought' .
Typist: Patricia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.
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Examples
- Taking the valuables was only realistic. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But his mind was so realistic, his integrity so great that he could not blink the fact that there had been a defeat. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- A certain selection and discretion must be used in producing a realistic effect, remarked Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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