Associations to the word «Naturalistic»

Wiktionary

NATURALISTIC, adjective. Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic
NATURALISTIC, adjective. Of, or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism
NATURALISTIC FALLACY, noun. Any attempt to verbally define "good", instead of treating it as an undefined term, in terms of which other terms are defined.

Dictionary definition

NATURALISTIC, adjective. Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats