naive realism

1. 1.

   (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

   Synonymsrealism

   Broaderphilosophical doctrine

   philosophy

Questions about naive realism

What does naive realism mean?

naive realism means "(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived".

What is another word for naive realism?

Close synonyms include realism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is naive realism a common word?

naive realism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.