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antirealism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism English antirealism From anti- + realism.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.

Forms

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Relateds

quasi-realism

Translations (5)

ru а̀нтиреали́зм (any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities) · pl antyrealizm (any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities) · pt antirrealismo (any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities) · fi antirealismi (any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities) · ro antirealism (any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities)