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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are;
- Example: "a realistic description"
- Example: "a realistic view of the possibilities"
- Example: "a realistic appraisal of our chances"
- Example: "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

2. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal;
- Example: "realistic portraiture"
- Example: "a realistic novel"
- Example: "in naturalistic colors"
- Example: "the school of naturalistic writers"
[syn: naturalistic, realistic]

3. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism;
- Example: "a realistic system of thought"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Realistic \Re`al*is"tic\ (-[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.
   Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the
   realists; characterized by realism rather than by
   imagination.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

realistic
    adj 1: aware or expressing awareness of things as they really
           are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the
           possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances";
           "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the
           Africans" [ant: unrealistic]
    2: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic
       portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors";
       "the school of naturalistic writers" [syn: naturalistic,
       realistic]
    3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; "a
       realistic system of thought"