What Does Realist Mean?

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Definitions for realistˈri ə lɪstre·al·ist

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. realistnoun

   a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

2. realistnoun

   a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

3. realistnoun

   a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

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1. Realistnoun

   a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. realistnoun

   An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.

2. realistnoun

   One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.

3. realistnoun

   An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.

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1. realist

   A realist is a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are, accepting and dealing with situations as they exist, in a practical manner rather than according to idealistic or theoretical concepts. They tend to be practical, pragmatic, and often somewhat skeptical, basing opinions and actions on the reality of a situation rather than on hopes, dreams or abstract ideas.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Realistnoun

   one who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists

2. Realistnoun

   an artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. raliste.]

Matched Categories

1. • Painter
   • Person
   • Philosopher

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Anagrams for realist »

1. A-lister

2. Raelist

3. railest

4. retails

5. saltier

6. saltire

7. aletris

8. listera

9. alister

How to pronounce realist?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of realist in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of realist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of realist in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   Those are the things that leaders come to see — they come to see that America must be realist and serious, we do n’t need to send 50,000 soldiers every place, but we need to use the things that America has.

2. Sydney Harris:

   An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.

3. George W. Bush, speech, November 19, 1999:

   In the defense of our nation, a president must be a clear-eyed realist. There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.

4. Henry Christopher Bailey:

   In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

5. Bobby Sanghavi:

   I am not an optimist, but I am not a pessimist, what I am is a realist.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=realist
2. ^ GCIDEhttps://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=realist
3. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Realist
4. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/realist
6. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=realist

Translations for realist

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• realistDanish
• RealistGerman
• realistaSpanish
• réalisteFrench
• realis,Latin
• realistaPolish
• realistaPortuguese
• реали́стRussian
• realistSerbo-Croatian
• người theo chủ nghĩa hiện thựcVietnamese

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