| query | You say that a painting, story, or film is r________ when the people and things in it are like people and things in real life .You say that a painting, story, or film is realistic when the people and things in it are like people and things in real life . ...extraordinarily realistic paintings of Indians. The language is foul and the violence horribly realistic. The film starts off realistically and then develops into a ridiculous fantasy. |
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| word | realistic |
| full-definition | adjective If you are realistic about a situation, you recognize and accept its true nature and try to deal with it in a practical way. Police have to be realistic about violent crime. It's only realistic to acknowledge that something, some time, will go wrong. ...a realistic view of what we can afford. As an adult, you can assess the situation realistically. Something such as a goal or target that is realistic is one which you can sensibly expect to achieve . Elections are scheduled for next year but many doubt this is a realistic goal. A more realistic figure is eleven million. Establish deadlines that are more realistic. You say that a painting, story, or film is realistic when the people and things in it are like people and things in real life . ...extraordinarily realistic paintings of Indians. The language is foul and the violence horribly realistic. The film starts off realistically and then develops into a ridiculous fantasy. |
| inflections | realisticallyrealistically |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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