realistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree 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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English realistic From realist + -ic.
Meanings
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Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
A realistic appraisal of the situation.
Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.
2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
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Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.
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Possible or practical to achieve; based on what is real or practical.
a realistic goal
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most realistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more realistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonrealistic · realistically · overrealistic · hyperrealistic · semirealistic · pseudorealistic · neorealistic · photorealistic · superrealistic · extrarealistic · ultrarealistic · realisticness · realisticity · transrealistic · macrorealistic · biorealistic · antirealistic
Relateds
realist · reality · verisimilar · realize · realism · real
Synonyms
Translations (59)
tl makatotohanan (expressed or represented as being accurate) · nl realistisch (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ro realist (expressed or represented as being accurate) · es realista (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · cmn 現實 /现实 (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · pt realístico (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ca realista (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ko 현실적 (expressed or represented as being accurate) · tr gerçekçi (expressed or represented as being accurate) · he רֵיאָלִיסְטִי (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · la vērīsimilis (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · hu realisztikus (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · da realistisk (expressed or represented as being accurate) · it realistico (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ca realista (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · be рэалісты́чны (expressed or represented as being accurate) · th สมจริง (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · yi רעאַליסטיש (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · hu realista (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · fi realistinen (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ru реалисти́ческий (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · fi todenmukainen (expressed or represented as being accurate) · pt realístico (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · pl realistyczny (expressed or represented as being accurate) · sv realistisk (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · cmn 現實 /现实 (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ga réalaíoch (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · fi realistinen (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · hu realista (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ga réadúil (expressed or represented as being accurate) · uk реалісти́чний (expressed or represented as being accurate) · tr gerçekçi (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · eo vivovera (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · hi वास्तविक (expressed or represented as being accurate) · bg реалисти́чен (expressed or represented as being accurate) · fr réaliste (expressed or represented as being accurate) · hi वास्तविक (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · ast realista (expressed or represented as being accurate) · es realista (expressed or represented as being accurate) · yi רעאַליסטיש (expressed or represented as being accurate) · fr réaliste (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · de realistisch (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ro realist (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · ru реалисти́чный (expressed or represented as being accurate) · es realístico (expressed or represented as being accurate) · cs realistický (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · cs realistický (expressed or represented as being accurate) · hi व्यवहारिक (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · ru реалисти́чный (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · de realistisch (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · la reālisticus (expressed or represented as being accurate) · cmn 栩栩如生 (expressed or represented as being accurate) · gl realista (expressed or represented as being accurate) · es realístico (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · th สมจริง (expressed or represented as being accurate) · sk realistický (expressed or represented as being accurate) · ja 現実的 (expressed or represented as being accurate) · da realistisk (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) · bg реалистичен (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were)