realist

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See also: Realist and reálist

English

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Etymology 1

From real +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

Noun

realist (plural realists)

  1. (philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
    • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
      Aristotle's own doctrine is far from clear. It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.
  2. (art, literature) An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.
  3. One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
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Etymology 2

Adjective

realist

  1. Eye dialect spelling of realest.
    He's the realist dude I know.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From French réaliste (“realist”).

Pronunciation

Noun

realist c (singular definite realisten, plural indefinite realister)

  1. realist

Inflection

Declension of realist
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative realist realisten realister realisterne
genitive realists realistens realisters realisternes

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réaliste. Equivalent to reëel +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌreː.aːˈlɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧a‧list
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

realist m (plural realisten, diminutive realistje n)

  1. realist (someone with concern for fact and reality)
  2. (art) realist (artist who seeks to faithfully represent reality)
  3. (philosophy) realist (one who thinks that universals are real)
    Synonym: aristotelist
  4. (sciences, philosophy) realist (one of the view that an external reality exists independent of observation)
  5. (geopolitics) realist (advocate of the doctrine in international relations that prioritises the pursuit of power over the implementation of ideals)
    Synonym: realpolitiker

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: realis
  • → Indonesian: realis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French réaliste.

Pronunciation

Adjective

realist m or n (feminine singular realistă, masculine plural realiști, feminine and neuter plural realiste)

  1. realistic

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite realist realistă realiști realiste
definite realistul realista realiștii realistele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite realist realiste realiști realiste
definite realistului realistei realiștilor realistelor

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

realist m (Cyrillic spelling реалист)

  1. realist

Swedish

Noun

realist c

  1. a realist; a realistic person; a follower of realism

Declension

Declension of realist
nominative genitive
singular indefinite realist realists
definite realisten realistens
plural indefinite realister realisters
definite realisterna realisternas

References

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