realist

1. 1.

   a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

   Broaderphilosopher

   Narrowerpragmatist
2. 2.

   a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

   Broaderperson

   Narrowerpragmatist
3. 3.

   a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

   Broaderpainter

Other forms of realist

plural

realists·

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 realist

What does realist mean?

realist means "a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in realist?

realist has 3 syllables: re-a-list. The stress falls on "re". In IPA it is /ˈɹiəlɪst/.

Is realist a common word?

realist is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.