🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

réaliste

Pronunciation / Transliteration: réaliste

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Realist/ˈriː.ə.lɪst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le peintre réaliste a capturé la vie quotidienne avec précision."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An artist or writer who aims to depict subjects as they are, without embellishment or interpretation.

    "The realist painter captured the everyday life of the working class with remarkable detail."
  2. 2

    A person who accepts the world as it is and deals with it accordingly.

    "As a realist, she understood that not all dreams could be achieved without hard work."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'realist' originates from the Latin word 'realis', meaning 'real' or 'actual', which evolved through the French 'réaliste' in the 19th century, primarily in the context of art and philosophy, emphasizing a focus on representing reality as it is.

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