A realist is someone who recognizes and accepts the true nature of a situation and tries to deal with it in a practical way.
[approval]
I see myself not as a cynic but as a realist.
Realists would agree with many of these criticisms.
Synonyms: pragmatist, positivist More Synonyms of realist
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A realist painter or writer is one who represents things and people in a way that is like real life.
...perhaps the foremost realist painter of our times.
Synonyms: representational More Synonyms of realist
realist in British English
(ˈrɪəlɪst)
noun
1.
a person who is aware of and accepts the physical universe, events, etc, as they are; pragmatist
2.
an artist or writer who seeks to represent the familiar or typical in real life rather than an idealized, formalized, or romantic interpretation
3. philosophy
a person who accepts realism
4. (modifier)
of, relating to, or characteristic of realism or realists in the arts, philosophy, etc
a realist school
realist in American English
(ˈriəlɪst)
noun
1.
a person concerned with real things and practical matters rather than those that are imaginary or visionary
2.
a believer in or advocate of realism
3.
an artist or writer whose work is characterized by realism
Examples of 'realist' in a sentence
realist
Is this a realist drama or not?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His films are beautifully observed, social realist snapshots of a society in flux.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These qualities don't provide the drive of realist drama.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A realist painter of great gifts.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To the pragmatist the realist is hoping for something unattainable: in this case a foundation outside our ethics for our ethics to stand on.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
He said: 'I am a realist.
The Sun (2013)
I am a realist artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
realist
British English: realist NOUN
A realist is someone who recognizes and accepts the true nature of a situation and tries to deal with it in a practical way.
I see myself not as a cynic but as a realist.
American English: realist
Brazilian Portuguese: realista
Chinese: 务实的人
European Spanish: realista
French: réaliste
German: Realist
Italian: realista
Japanese: 現実主義者
Korean: 현실주의자
European Portuguese: realista
Latin American Spanish: realista
British English: realist ADJECTIVE
A realist painter or writer is one who represents things and people in a way that is like real life.
...perhaps the foremost realist painter of our times.
American English: realist
Brazilian Portuguese: realista
Chinese: 现实主义的画家或作家
European Spanish: realista
French: réaliste
German: realistisch
Italian: realista
Japanese: 写実主義の
Korean: 사실주의의
European Portuguese: realista
Latin American Spanish: realista
All related terms of 'realist'
dirty realism
a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
magic realism
Magic realism is a style of writing or painting which sometimes describes dreams as though they were real , and real events as though they were dreams.
naive realism
the doctrine that in perception of physical objects what is before the mind is the object itself and not a representation of it
social realism
the use of realist art, literature , etc as a medium for social or political comment
socialist realism
(in Communist countries, esp formerly) the doctrine that art, literature , etc should present an idealized portrayal of reality , which glorifies the achievements of the Communist Party
(noun)
Realists would agree with many of these criticisms.