nat ‧ u ‧ ral ‧ is ‧ m /ˈnætʃ ə rəlɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ nature , ↑ naturalist , ↑ naturalism , ↑ naturalization , ↑ naturalness , the supernatural, ↑ natural , ↑ naturist , ↑ naturism ; adverb : ↑ naturally ≠ ↑ unnaturally , ↑ naturalistically , ↑ supernaturally ; adjective : ↑ natural ≠ ↑ unnatural , ↑ supernatural , ↑ naturalistic ; verb : ↑ naturalize ]
a style of art or literature which tries to show the world and people exactly as they are ⇨ realism