Definition

Adjective: 1. Realistic, Representational: Describing a style in art, literature, or description that aims to depict subjects truthfully and accurately, without idealization, stylization, or supernatural elements. It focuses on everyday life and ordinary people. 2. Veristic: (A specific artistic term) Pertaining to verismo, a late 19th-century Italian literary and operatic movement that focused on realistic, often gritty portrayals of contemporary life, particularly of the lower classes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Phong cách hội họa tả chân. (A realistic painting style.)
  • Nhà văn đó nổi tiếng với lối viết tả chân về đời sống nông thôn. (That writer is famous for his realistic writing about rural life.)
  • Bức tranh tả chân người nông dân. (A realistic/representational painting of a farmer.)

Advanced Usage

• Chủ nghĩa tả chân: Realism (as an artistic or literary movement). This term is often used synonymously with .
  • Ông ấy là một đại diện của chủ nghĩa tả chân trong văn học Việt Nam. (He is a representative of realism in Vietnamese literature.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiện thực (adj/n): Realistic / Reality. While often used interchangeably with , can have a broader philosophical scope referring to "reality" itself, whereas more specifically denotes the descriptive method or style.
• Tả thực (adj): A near-synonym meaning "to describe truthfully/realistically." The difference is subtle; can sound slightly more formal or literary.
• Vériste (adj/n): (From French) Veristic; a proponent of verismo. This is a direct loanword used in specialized artistic contexts.

Synonyms

• Thực tế: Practical, realistic (in a general sense, not specifically artistic).
• Chân thực: Truthful, genuine.
• Theo đúng thực tế: According to reality.

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: The core meaning is realistic depiction. It emphasizes showing things "as they are."
• Artistic Context: The word is most frequently used in discussions of art, literature, and descriptive writing. It contrasts with styles like (abstract), (romantic), or (symbolic).
• Nuance vs. "Hiện thực": often focuses on the technique and style of accurate description. (Realism) is the broader artistic movement or philosophy that employs such techniques. In many everyday contexts, they are used interchangeably.

adj

1. realistic
   • nhà văn tả chân
     a realistic writer