/ ˈriːəlɪzəm; NAmE ; BrE also ˈrɪəl-/ noun [ U ]
1.
a way of seeing, accepting and dealing with situations as they really are without being influenced by your emotions or false hopes :
There was a new mood of realism among the leaders at the peace talks.
2.
( of novels, paintings, films / movies, etc. ) the quality of being very like real life
3.
(also Real·ism ) a style in art or literature that shows things and people as they are in real life
—compare idealism , Romanticism