What does realist mean?
Definitions for realist
ˈri ə lɪstre·al·ist
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Princeton's WordNet
realistnoun
a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
realistnoun
a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
realistnoun
a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style
GCIDE
Realistnoun
a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary.
Wiktionary
realistnoun
An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
realistnoun
One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
realistnoun
An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Realistnoun
an artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2
Etymology: [Cf. F. raliste.]
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Anagrams for realist »
A-lister
Raelist
railest
retails
saltier
saltire
aletris
listera
alister
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of realist in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of realist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of realist in a Sentence
I am not an optimist, but I am not a pessimist, what I am is a realist.
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.
I consider myself more a realist than an alarmist.
In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
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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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