Associations to the word «Realist»

Wiktionary

REALIST, noun. (philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
REALIST, noun. One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
REALIST, noun. (arts) (literature) An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.

Dictionary definition

REALIST, noun. A philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them.
REALIST, noun. A person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly.
REALIST, noun. A painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style.

Wise words

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