'Realist' definitions:
Definition of 'realist'
(from WordNet)
noun
A philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
noun
A person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
noun
A painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style
Definition of 'Realist'
From: GCIDE
- Realist \Re"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]aliste.]
- 1. (Philos.) One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Art. & Lit.) An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2. [1913 Webster]
- 3. a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'realist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- animist,
- animistic,
- atomistic,
- commonsense,
- commonsense philosopher,
- cosmotheistic,
- Cyrenaic,
- dialectical materialist,
- down-to-earth,
- earthy,
- eclectic,
- Eleatic,
- empirical,
- Epicurean,
- epistemological realist,
- eudaemonistic,
- existential,
- hardheaded,
- hedonic,
- hedonist,
- hedonistic,
- humanist,
- humanistic,
- hylomorphous,
- hylotheistic,
- idealistic,
- instrumentalist,
- Marxian,
- Marxist,
- materialist,
- materialistic,
- matter-of-fact,
- mechanist,
- mechanistic,
- Megarian,
- metaphysical,
- monistic,
- natural realist,
- naturalist,
- naturalistic,
- nominalist,
- panlogistical,
- pantheistic,
- physicist,
- positivist,
- positivistic,
- practical,
- practical person,
- practical-minded,
- pragmatic,
- pragmatist,
- rational,
- rationalistic,
- realistic,
- reasonable,
- sane,
- scholastic,
- scientific,
- scientistic,
- secular,
- sensationalistic,
- sensible,
- sober-minded,
- sound,
- sound-thinking,
- Stoic,
- straight-thinking,
- syncretistic,
- theistic,
- transcendentalist,
- transcendentalistic,
- unideal,
- unidealistic,
- unromantic,
- unsentimental,
- utilitarian,
- vitalistic,
- voluntarist,
- voluntaristic,
- worldly