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🧠 Rejects realism 🎭 Not realistic
nonrealist

nonrealist

8.5
A person, often an artist or philosopher, who avoids showing the real world
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈriːəlɪst/
translation icon : antirrealista
  • As a nonrealist, she believes that art should evoke emotions rather than depict life accurately.

Examples

  • Furthermore, realists and nonrealists can hold to the same assumption on one level and differ on another.

    Academic text (1995)

  • This doctrine is rarely, if ever, denied by any philosopher, whether a realist or a nonrealist.

    Academic text (1995)

  • A nonrealist often embraces abstract concepts rather than realistic portrayals in their art.

  • Many nonrealists in philosophy argue that subjective experiences are more important than objective reality.

Synonyms

antirealist
vsnonrealist
8.8

A person who prefers art that does not try to show real life

is broader, covering disbelief in realism across art and philosophy

Antonyms

realist
4 5.3

An artist who shows people and places as they look in real life

How Realist

realist
4 5.3
nonrealist
8.5

Surface Forms

nonrealist singular
nonrealists plural

Morphology

nonrealist = realist (transparent) = non + real + ist

The noun is formed by adding 'non-' to the noun 'realist' to indicate someone who is not a realist.

Etymology

The word nonrealist is made of non- 'not' plus realist, from real meaning 'true' or 'actual'. So, a nonrealist is a person who does not focus on showing real life and who prefers ideas, symbols, or imagination.