REALISM


Meaning of REALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrɪəlɪzm ]

n. 1 the practice of regarding things in their true nature and dealing with them as they are. 2 fidelity to nature in representation; the showing of life etc. as it is in fact. 3 Philos. a the doctrine that universals or abstract concepts have an objective existence (opp. NOMINALISM). b the belief that matter as an object of perception has real existence. øørealist n.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.