real ‧ is ‧ m /ˈrɪəlɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ realism , ↑ realist , ↑ reality , ↑ unreality , ↑ realization ; adverb : ↑ real , ↑ really , ↑ realistically ≠ ↑ unrealistically ; adjective : ↑ real , ↑ unreal , ↑ realistic ≠ ↑ unrealistic ; verb : ↑ realize ]
1 . the ability to accept and deal with difficult situations in a practical way, based on what is possible rather than what you would like to happen:
He has hope, but also a scientist’s sense of realism.
2 . the quality of being or seeming real:
the realism of the horses on the carousel
3 . ( also Realism ) the style of art and literature in which things, especially unpleasant things, are shown or described as they really are in life ⇨ idealism , romanticism :
the tough realism of his early works