Associations to the word «Realistic»

Wiktionary

REALISTIC, adjective. Expressed or represented as being accurate.
REALISTIC, adjective. Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

Dictionary definition

REALISTIC, adjective. 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".
REALISTIC, adjective. Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers".
REALISTIC, adjective. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; "a realistic system of thought".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky