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'
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; a realistic system of thought'
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; realistic portraiture; a realistic novel; in naturalistic colors; the school of naturalistic writers
[ Syn: naturalistic ]