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naturalistic

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of, being, pertaining to, or occurring in a real-world, everyday setting, rather than in a controlled, supervised, or clinical one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of, being, pertaining to, or occurring in a real-world, everyday setting, rather than in a controlled, supervised, or clinical one.

Recreational; nontherapeutic; self-administered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

representing what is real; not abstract or ideal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • realistic portraiture
  • a realistic novel
  • in naturalistic colors
  • the school of naturalistic writers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: realistic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From naturalist + -ic or natural + -istic.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: realistinen — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • German: naturgetreu — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • German: realitätsnah — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • German: lebensecht — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • German: wirklichkeitsnah — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • German: wie im echten Leben — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • Volapük: lejenöfaveratik — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • Volapük: lifaveratik — having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic
  • Finnish: naturalistinen — of or relating to naturalism
  • French: naturaliste — of or relating to naturalism
  • German: naturalistisch — of or relating to naturalism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naturalistisk — of or relating to naturalism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naturalistisk — of or relating to naturalism
  • Portuguese: naturalista — of or relating to naturalism
  • Spanish: naturalista — of or relating to naturalism
  • Swedish: naturalistisk — of or relating to naturalism
  • Volapük: natimik — of or relating to naturalism
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