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naturalistic

naturalistic

12 6.0
Showing people and things as they are in real life
  • adjective
  • /ˌnæʧərˈɪstɪk/
translation icon : naturalista
  • Yeah, but... I've been thinking about the lead character a little differently lately... because the dialogue is so naturalistic... which is what I think we all love about it.
  • naturalistic setting
  • naturalistic style
  • naturalistic inquiry

And you can stretch reality from the most naturalistic to the most fantastic.

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Examples

  • My arguments here are presented from the standpoint of a naturalistic philosophy.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The heart-shaped face is distinguished by thick rims around the eyes and by a naturalistic nose and mouth.

    Academic text (1999)
  • So, you know, I mean, so the show's naturalistic in general.

  • Like he, he was so naturalistic in his acting.

  • And you can stretch reality from the most naturalistic to the most fantastic.

  • Measuring programs in naturalistic settings such as schools creates unique challenges.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It felt like a a very naturalistic kind of kind of dinner setting.

  • The effectiveness of an external focus of attention has also been observed in more naturalistic settings outside the laboratory.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In Hippocrates's hands, disease was clearly a natural phenomenon with naturalistic causes.

  • The artist's latest painting is very naturalistic, capturing the beauty of the landscape as it truly is.

Synonyms

realistic
vsnaturalistic
65 4.1

Showing things as they are in real life

emphasizes appearance as seen in nature rather than general truth
lifelike
vsnaturalistic
22 3.9

That looks and moves like a real person or animal

focuses on natural depiction beyond mere surface appearance
photographic
vsnaturalistic
8 4.5

Showing people or things with the clear detail of a photo

prioritizes natural appearance rather than photo-like exact detail

Antonyms

35 7.1

Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real objects

1 6.7

Made to seem perfect or much better than it really is

How Naturalistic

lifelike
22 3.9
naturalistic
12 6.0

Surface Forms

naturalistic positive

Morphology

naturalistic = natural (transparent) = nature + al + istic

Formed from the adjective 'natural' with the productive suffix '-istic' meaning 'relating to or characteristic of', so the sense is directly predictable from 'natural'.

Etymology

Naturalistic comes from nature, which means 'the world of plants, animals, and the outdoors', and the ending -istic, which means 'in the style of'. So naturalistic means 'in the style of nature' and is used for art or writing that shows people or scenes as they really are, without making them perfect.