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photorealistic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌfoʊ.toʊˌɹiː.əlˈɪs.tɪk/

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to photorealism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English realistic English photorealistic From photo- + realistic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: fotorealistlik — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Finnish: fotorealistinen — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • French: photoréaliste — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • German: fotorealistisch — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Hungarian: fotórealisztikus — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Irish: fótairéalaíoch — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Italian: fotorealistico — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Polish: fotorealistyczny — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Russian: фотореалисти́чный (fotorealistíčnyj) — art: of or pertaining to photorealism
  • Swedish: fotorealistisk — art: of or pertaining to photorealism