EnglishMain Dictionary
realism
Universal Words
noun [U]
1 a way of seeing, accepting and dealing with situations as they really are without being influenced by your emotions or false hopes:
There was a new mood of realism among the leaders at the peace talks.
2 (of novels, paintings, films / movies, etc.) the quality of being very like real life:
the gritty realism of the new drama serial
3 (also Realism) a style in art or literature that shows things and people as they are in real life
compareROMANTICISM, IDEALISM