naturalistic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to naturalists or natural history.
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pertaining to naturalism, especially in literature and art.
adjective
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of, imitating, or reproducing nature in effect or characteristics
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of or characteristic of naturalism, esp in art or literature
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of or relating to naturalists
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(of an ethical theory) permitting the inference of ethical judgments from statements of nonethical fact See Hume's law
Other Word Forms
- antinaturalistic adjective
- naturalistically adverb
- nonnaturalistic adjective
- unnaturalistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of naturalistic
Example Sentences
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Mr. Zeldin writes crisp, fluid, naturalistic dialogue; unlike in Greek tragedies, there are no soliloquies.
What obviously matters to Stewart is the totality of experience and “The Chronology of Water,” arty and naturalistic in equal measure, is no toe-dip into directing — it’s deep-end stuff from start to finish.
From Los Angeles Times
Even the sound mix is brutally naturalistic, with the dialogue fighting to be heard over the whoosh of traffic in the exterior scenes.
The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.
From Los Angeles Times
Williams encouraged Inge to write, and Inge’s first major success, “Come Back, Little Sheba,” established his voice: naturalistic, elegiac, and psychologically incisive.
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