realism

Noun

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

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

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

• the state of being actual or real
  • the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him
    

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Platonism , naturalism , naive realism , reality , realness , pragmatism
• Antonyms: 
  unreality , irreality