unrealism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unrealism From un- (“not”) + realism.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) Unrealisticness.
Even the most sympathetic scholars of Middle English found it hard to forgive romance authors for this reckless melange; most felt the need to explain away the unrealisms.
1999, David Matthews, Making of Middle English:It is exactly these “other” meanings, connotations, that POs are designed to allow us to consider, but before talking specifically about POs let's think a little about what Poole calls “unrealisms” [...]
2012, Clive Fencott, Game Invaders:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrealisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |