nat|u|ral|is|tic

nat|u|ral|is|tic
nat|u|ral|is|tic «NACH uhr uh LIHS tihk, NACH ruh-», adjective.
1. of natural history or naturalists.
2. of naturalism, especially in art or literature: »

The naturalistic painter…deals…with surface manifestations (New Yorker).

SYNONYM(S): realistic.
3. of or in accordance with nature.
nat´u|ral|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • su|per|nat|u|ral|is|tic — «SOO puhr NACH uhr uh LIHS tihk, NACH ruh », adjective. 1. of or having to do with supernaturalism. 2. of the nature of supernaturalism …   Useful english dictionary

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  • nat´u|ral|is´ti|cal|ly — nat|u|ral|is|tic «NACH uhr uh LIHS tihk, NACH ruh », adjective. 1. of natural history or naturalists. 2. of naturalism, especially in art or literature: »The naturalistic painter…deals…with surface manifestations (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… …   English syllables

  • nat — ag·nat·ic; ag·nat·i·cal·ly; aleu·ro·nat; al·ter·nat; al·ter·nat·ing·ly; an·nat·to; ap·la·nat; ap·la·nat·ic; as·sig·nat; ben·zoi·nat·ed; cog·nat·ic; cor·o·nat·ed; cre·nat·ed; des·ig·nat·able; det·o·nat·abil·i·ty; det·o·nat·able; dom·i·nat·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • naturalistic — nat·u·ral·is·tic …   English syllables

  • naturalistic — nat•u•ral•is•tic [[t]ˌnætʃ ər əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌnætʃ rə [/t]] adj. 1) imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings 2) pertaining to naturalists or natural history 3) lit. pertaining to naturalism, esp. in literature and art • Etymology: 1830–40… …   From formal English to slang

  • naturalistic — nat|u|ral|is|tic [ˌnætʃərəˈlıstık] adj also naturalist painted, written etc according to the ideas of naturalism >naturalistically [ kli] adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • naturalistic — nat|u|ral|is|tic [ ,nætʃ(ə)rə lıstık ] adjective 1. ) a naturalistic painting, novel, etc. shows people and things as they are in real life 2. ) similar to what exists in nature: a naturalistic setting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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