realist

See also: Realist and reálist

English

Etymology

From real +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪəlɪst/

Noun

realist (plural realists)

1. (philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:

     Aristotle's own doctrine is far from clear. It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.

2. One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
3. (art, literature) An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.

Translations

one who sees things as they are

• Catalan: realista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 現實主義者／现实主义者 (zh) (xiànshízhǔyìzhě), 现实主义者 (zh) (xiànshízhǔyìzhe), 實在論者／实在论者 (zh), 实在论者 (zh) (shízàilùnzhe)

• Czech: realista m
• Danish: realist (da) c
• Dutch: realist (nl) m
• French: réaliste (fr) m or f
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• German: Realist (de) m, Realistin (de) f
• Irish: duine réadúil m
• Polish: realista (pl) m
• Russian: реали́ст (ru) m (realíst), реали́стка (ru) f (realístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: realist (sh) m
• Spanish: realista (es) m or f

advocate of artistic realism

• Catalan: realista m or f
• Czech: realista m
• Danish: realist (da) c
• French: réaliste (fr) m or f
• German: Realist (de) m, Realistin (de) f
• Irish: réalaí m
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• Polish: realista (pl) m
• Portuguese: realista (pt) m or f
• Russian: реали́ст (ru) (realíst), реали́стка (ru) f (realístka)
• Serbo-Croatian: realist (sh) m
• Spanish: realista (es) m or f

Anagrams

• A-lister, Altiers, Lasiter, Raelist, airtels, railest, retails, saltier, saltire, slatier, tailers

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Danish

Etymology

From French réaliste (“realist”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /realist/, [ʁɛaˈlisd̥]

Noun

realist c (singular definite realisten, plural indefinite realister)

1. realist

Inflection

Declension of realist

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	realist	realisten	realister	realisterne
genitive	realists	realistens	realisters	realisternes

Related terms

• realisme
• realistisk

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réaliste. Equivalent to reëel +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌreː.aːˈlɪst/
• Hyphenation: re‧a‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

realist m (plural realisten, diminutive realistje n)

1. realist (someone with concern for fact and reality)
2. (art) realist (artist who seeks to faithfully represent reality)
3. (philosophy) realist (one who thinks that universals are real)

   Synonym: aristotelist

4. (sciences, philosophy) realist (one of the view that an external reality exists independent of observation)
5. (geopolitics) realist (advocate of the doctrine in international relations that prioritises the pursuit of power over the implementation of ideals)

   Synonym: realpolitiker

Related terms

• realisme
• realistisch
• reëel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: realis

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

realist m (Cyrillic spelling реалист)

1. realist

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Swedish

Noun

realist c

1. a realist; a realistic person; a follower of realism

Declension

Declension of realist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	realist	realisten	realister	realisterna
Genitive	realists	realistens	realisters	realisternas

Related terms

• realistisk

References

• Realist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)