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1. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favouring practicality and literal truth
   - pragmatism
    
2. The state of being actual or real
   - reality, realness
    
3. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
   - naive realism
    
4. An artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
   - naturalism
    
5. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
   - Platonism

Derived forms: realisms

See also: existent, real, unreal

Type of: actuality, art movement, artistic movement, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, practicality

Encyclopedia: Realism, Nominalism, Conceptualism