naturalism

1. 1.

   (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations

   Broaderphilosophical doctrine

   philosophy

2. 2.

   an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

   Synonymsrealism

   Broaderartistic movement

Other forms of naturalism

plural

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about naturalism

What does naturalism mean?

naturalism means "(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in naturalism?

naturalism has 5 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈnætʃɚəˌlɪzəm/.

What is another word for naturalism?

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 naturalism a common word?

naturalism 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.

What rhymes with naturalism?

48 words rhyme with naturalism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.