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

synonym: pragmatism.

Dutch: pragmatisme, realisme, realiteitszin, werkelijkheidszin
Polish: racjonalizm, pragmatyzm, realizm

The state of being actual or real.

synonyms: reality, realness.

Roget 494: fact, reality etc. (existence) 1; plain fact, plain matter of fact; nature etc. (principle) 5; truth, verity; gospel, gospel truth, God's honest truth; orthodoxy etc. 983.1; authenticity; veracity etc. 543; correctness, correctitude^†.    accuracy, exactitude; exactness, preciseness etc. adj.; precision, delicacy; rigor, mathematical precision, punctuality; clockwork precision etc. (regularity) 80; conformity to rule; nicety.    orthology^†; ipsissima verba [Lat.]; realism.    plain truth, honest truth, sober truth, naked truth, unalloyed truth, unqualified truth, stern truth, exact truth, intrinsic truth; nuda veritas [Lat.]; the very thing; not an illusion etc. 495; real Simon Pure; unvarnished tale, unvarnished truth; the truth the whole truth and nothing but the the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth; just the thing.    ... show more

Dutch: feitelijkheid, realiteit, werkelijkheid
Polish: autentyzm, faktyczność, realność, rzeczywistość, autentyka, prawdziwość, autentyczność

philosophy The philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived.

synonym: naive realism.

Dutch: realisme
Polish: realizm naiwny

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

synonym: naturalism.

Dutch: realisme
Polish: realizm

philosophy The philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names.

synonym: Platonism.

Dutch: realisme
Polish: platonizm