2. Closely resembling nature; realistic. ``Naturalistic bit of pantomime.'' --W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
naturalistic — naturalístic adj. m., pl. naturalístici; f. sg. naturalístică, pl. naturalístice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic NATURALÍSTIC, Ă adj. În sensul naturalismului, conform cu natura; neartificial. [< … Dicționar Român
naturalistic — index realistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
naturalistic — (adj.) 1840, in reference to the doctrine of naturalism; from NATURAL (Cf. natural) + ISTIC (Cf. istic). From 1849 as aiming for realism … Etymology dictionary
naturalistic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) derived from or imitating real life or nature. 2) based on the theory of naturalism. DERIVATIVES naturalistically adverb … English terms dictionary
naturalistic — [nach΄ər əl is′tik, nach΄rə lis′tik] adj. 1. of natural history or naturalists 2. of or characterized by naturalism in any form 3. in accordance with, or in imitation of, nature naturalistically adv … English World dictionary
naturalistic — [[t]næ̱tʃərəlɪ̱stɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Naturalistic art or writing tries to show people and things in a realistic way. These drawings are among his most naturalistic. 2) ADJ GRADED Naturalistic means resembling something that exists or occurs in… … English dictionary
naturalistic — nat|u|ral|is|tic [ ,nætʃ(ə)rə lıstık ] adjective 1. ) a naturalistic painting, novel, etc. shows people and things as they are in real life 2. ) similar to what exists in nature: a naturalistic setting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
naturalistic — UK [ˌnætʃ(ə)rəˈlɪstɪk] / US adjective 1) similar to what exists in nature a naturalistic setting 2) art, literature a naturalistic painting, novel etc shows people and things as they are in real life … English dictionary
naturalistic — adj. Naturalistic is used with these nouns: ↑evolution … Collocations dictionary
naturalistic — adjective her sculptures are so naturalistic they seem to breathe Syn: realistic, real life, true to life, lifelike, graphic, representational, faithful, photographic Ant: abstract … Thesaurus of popular words
