unrealistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
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-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 English unrealistic From un- + realistic.
Meanings
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Not realistic.
It meant all through journeys required at least two changes of train, making commuting to London unrealistic. Passengers on all affected routes were urged not to travel.
2023 January 25, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Landslip wrecks London commuter services for 'weeks'”, in RAIL, number 975, page 8:How much of our thinking is based on unrealistic planted scripts of drama, romance and violence?
2008 August 13, Charles Hugh Smith, “When Societies Watch Too Much Television”, in Of Two Minds:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unrealistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unrealistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unrealisticness · unrealistically
Relateds
Translations (30)
es poco realístico (not realistic) · nl onrealistisch (not realistic) · ka არარეალისტური (not realistic) · nn urealistisk (not realistic) · es irrealista (not realistic) · ru нереа́льный (not realistic) · pl nierealistyczny (not realistic) · be нерэалісты́чны (not realistic) · uk нереалісти́чний (not realistic) · ro nerealist (not realistic) · pt irrealista (not realistic) · fi epärealistinen (not realistic) · fi epätodenmukainen (not realistic) · es irrealístico (not realistic) · de unrealistisch (not realistic) · el εξωπραγματικός (not realistic) · ro irealist (not realistic) · fr irréaliste (not realistic) · sv orealistisk (not realistic) · it irrealistico (not realistic) · es no realístico (not realistic) · es irreal (not realistic) · nb urealistisk (not realistic) · ml അയഥാർത്ഥമായ (not realistic) · ja 非現実的 (not realistic) · es irrealizable (not realistic) · is óraunhæfur (not realistic) · ru нереалисти́чный (not realistic) · gl irrealista (not realistic) · da urealistisk (not realistic)