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realism (oh)



the ability to accept and deal with difficult situations in a practical way, based on what is possible rather than what you would like to happen
::He has hope, but also a scientist's sense of realism.
the quality of being or seeming real
::the realism of the horses on the carousel
also Realism
the style of art and literature in which things, especially unpleasant things, are shown or described as they really are in life
-see also idealism idealism, romanticism romanticism
::the tough realism of his early works